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Nasopharyngeal Radiation-Induced Sarcoma: A Case Report.

Wei-Hsiang SuWen-Ying LeeShih-Lun Chang
Published in: Ear, nose, & throat journal (2022)
The primary treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is radiotherapy. In rare cases, patients with NPC treated with radiotherapy may develop radiation-induced sarcoma (RIS), a malignant tumor, in the field of previous radiation. The prognosis is poor, and complete surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment. We report a case of radiation-induced nasopharyngeal sarcoma after radiotherapy for NPC with suspected lung and liver metastases in a 69-year-old woman.
Keyphrases
  • radiation induced
  • radiation therapy
  • liver metastases
  • early stage
  • pulmonary embolism
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • locally advanced
  • rectal cancer
  • replacement therapy