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Article: Central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A report of two patients and a review of the literature
Title | Central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A report of two patients and a review of the literature |
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Keywords | Cerebrospinal fluid spread Intradural metastasis In situ hybridization Hematogenous spread Central nervous system metastasis Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA stain Occipital lobe Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
Issue Date | 2002 |
Citation | Cancer, 2002, v. 94, n. 2, p. 398-405 How to Cite? |
Abstract | BACKGROUND. Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an extremely rare occurrence, although direct intracranial invasion is not infrequent in patients with NPC at a locally advanced stage. Only five other patients have been reported in detail in the English literature. METHODS. The clinical records of two such patients with NPC who were diagnosed with metastasis to the spinal cord (intradural) and to the occipital lobe, respectively, were reviewed. The literature was searched for a review of similar incidents. RESULTS. Both patients had locally advanced disease at the time of presentation and were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical radiotherapy. The CNS metastases in both patients were accompanied by disease recurrences in multiple sites after a prolonged period of clinical remission. Spread through cerebral spinal fluid was postulated for the patient with spinal cord metastasis, and hematogenous spread was postulated for the patient with brain metastasis. Aggressive surgical resection with or without postoperative radiotherapy conferred reasonable survival and symptom control. The patient with brain metastasis died 6 months later of lung metastasis, whereas the other patient is still alive 40 months from the diagnosis of spinal metastasis. CONCLUSl0NS. Good symptom control and disease control can be achieved for patients with CNS metastasis after surgery with or without radiotherapy. After aggressive therapy, the ultimate survival depends on control of extracranial disease. © 2002 American Cancer Society. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251599 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 6.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.887 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ngan, Roger K.C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yiu, Harry H.Y. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cheng, Harold K.M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, John K.C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sin, Vai Chong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lau, Wai Hon | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-08T05:00:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-08T05:00:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cancer, 2002, v. 94, n. 2, p. 398-405 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0008-543X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251599 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND. Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an extremely rare occurrence, although direct intracranial invasion is not infrequent in patients with NPC at a locally advanced stage. Only five other patients have been reported in detail in the English literature. METHODS. The clinical records of two such patients with NPC who were diagnosed with metastasis to the spinal cord (intradural) and to the occipital lobe, respectively, were reviewed. The literature was searched for a review of similar incidents. RESULTS. Both patients had locally advanced disease at the time of presentation and were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical radiotherapy. The CNS metastases in both patients were accompanied by disease recurrences in multiple sites after a prolonged period of clinical remission. Spread through cerebral spinal fluid was postulated for the patient with spinal cord metastasis, and hematogenous spread was postulated for the patient with brain metastasis. Aggressive surgical resection with or without postoperative radiotherapy conferred reasonable survival and symptom control. The patient with brain metastasis died 6 months later of lung metastasis, whereas the other patient is still alive 40 months from the diagnosis of spinal metastasis. CONCLUSl0NS. Good symptom control and disease control can be achieved for patients with CNS metastasis after surgery with or without radiotherapy. After aggressive therapy, the ultimate survival depends on control of extracranial disease. © 2002 American Cancer Society. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Cancer | - |
dc.subject | Cerebrospinal fluid spread | - |
dc.subject | Intradural metastasis | - |
dc.subject | In situ hybridization | - |
dc.subject | Hematogenous spread | - |
dc.subject | Central nervous system metastasis | - |
dc.subject | Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA stain | - |
dc.subject | Occipital lobe | - |
dc.subject | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | - |
dc.title | Central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A report of two patients and a review of the literature | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/cncr.10179 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11905411 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0037080439 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 94 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 398 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 405 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000173303800015 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0008-543X | - |