The map of bone metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A real-world study.

Radiotherapy does not modify the metastatic patterns of NPC bone metastases. Patients with SBM tend to have metastasis to the cervical vertebra, which is close to the nasopharynx. Paying more attention to bone metastases during follow-up in the first 2 years after an NPC diagnosis.