primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis (tb) without pulmonary involvement is rare, even in endemic areas. herein, we present a rare complication of primary nasopharyngeal tb accompanied with tuberculous otomastoiditis (tom) and ipsilateral facial nerve palsy, in a 24-year-old female patient, with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imagery findings.

juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (jna) is a rare, benign and locally invasive tumor. massive bleeding because of vascularity of tumor and postoperative recurrence are potential problems of management. endonasal approach reduces the rate of postoperative recurrence, intraoperative bleeding, and complications of surgery, time of operation and duration of hospitalization. in this article, we r...

background: overexpression of rad51 protein in many tumor cells has been proven to increase radioresistance and can be related to the resistance of chemosensitivity of tumor cells. this preliminary study was conducted to determine the relationship between the rad51 expression level in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the response of the treatment based on the measurement of the tumor reduction. met...

nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a relatively uncommon vascular tumor affecting adolescent males and it characteristically originates in the posterior lateral wall of the nasopharynx. primary extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is very rare. here, i present a case of angiofibroma of the parapharyngeal space in a 53-year-old woman with ct and sonographic findings.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is common among southern Chinese including the ethnic Cantonese population living in Hong Kong. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is detected in all undifferentiated type of NPC in this endemic region. Establishment of stable and latent EBV infection in premalignant nasopharyngeal epithelial cells is an early event in NPC development and may contribute to its pat...

In this study, we aimed to use the combined detection of multiple antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigens to develop a model for screening and diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Samples of 300 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients and 494 controls, including 294 healthy subjects (HC), 99 non-nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer patients (NNPC), and 101 patients with benign nasopha...

RATIONALE Nasopharyngeal amyloidosis is a benign, slowly progressive disease that is characterized by extracellular eosinophilic deposition. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a rare case of localized nasopharyngeal amyloidosis. DIAGNOSES The initial chief complaint of this patient was frequent epistaxis and right aural fullness. The initial diagnosis was nasopharyngeal tumor. INTERVENTIONS There...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Nasopharyngeal necrosis is an unusual sequelae after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). It is mostly managed by conservative treatment, but the efficacy is unsatisfied. This study was to investigate the efficacy of endoscopy-guided debridement on irradiation-related nasopharyngeal necrosis in NPC patients after radiotherapy. METHODS Between Jul. 2006 and M...

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introduction:most metastatic lymph nodes from head and neck malignancy are solid. cystic nodes are found in 33% - 61% of carcinomas arise from waldeyer’s ring, of which only 1.8% - 8% originate are from the nasopharynx. some cystic cervical metastases were initially presumed to be branchial cleft cyst. this case report aims to highlight the unusual presentation of cystic cervical metastasis sec...