Patterns of failure in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer of Northeastern region of India: a retrospective observational study.

Mouchumee BhattacharyyaPartha Pratim MedhiPrashasti SharmaJyotiman NathApurba Kumar KalitaPartha Sarathi RoyTashnin RahmanYanpothung Yanthan

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)

For NPC patients who undergo curative IMRT, primary tumour and nodal volumes are independent prognostic indicators. GTVp and GTVn are highly predictive of local control, distant metastases, disease-free survival, and overall survival. This justifies their use as quantitative prognostic indicator for NPC.

Keyphrases

free survival
lymph node
papillary thyroid
rectal cancer
lymph node metastasis
radiation therapy
prognostic factors
young adults
squamous cell carcinoma
childhood cancer
locally advanced