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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children and adolescents: A single center study : 소아청소년에서의 비인두암: 단일기관 연구
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- Advisor
- 신희영
- Major
- 의과대학 의학과
- Issue Date
- 2015-02
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 대학원
- Keywords
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; Pediatrics ; Chemoradiotherapy ; Korea
- Description
- 학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 의학과, 2015. 2. 신희영.
- Abstract
- Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is very rare in children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of pediatric NPC.
Methods: Medical records of 9 patients treated for NPC at the Seoul National University Childrens Hospital between 1988 and 2012 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: The median age at diagnosis was 11 years (range, 9–13 years). One patient had stage II disease, 3 had stage III disease, and 5 had stage IV disease. The histologic subtypes were undifferentiated carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in 7 and 2 patients, respectively. All patients were initially treated with cisplatin (100 mg/m2 intravenous [IV] every 4 weeks for 4–6 months), bleomycin (15 unit/m2 IV every 1 week × 7), and fluorouracil (1,000 mg/m2 IV every 4 weeks for 1 year). Eight patients received radiotherapy with doses of 45–59.4 Gy at the primary site and neck nodes. Seven patients (77.8%) achieved complete remission, 1 (11.1%) achieved partial remission, and 1 (11.1%) showed disease progression. Six patients developed fluorouracil-related neurotoxicity
the regimen was changed to cisplatin, epirubicin, and bleomycinin five of the 6 patients. One patient died of progressive disease without responding to treatment. Treatment-related mortality occurred in 1 patient owing to septic shock. Secondary osteosarcoma developed in 1 patient 6 years after treatment. The overall survival was 77.8%, with a median follow-up of 40.8 months (range, 4.5–287.6 months).
Conclusion: Children and adolescents with advanced NPC treated with combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy have a good survival rate.
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