Results of Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Abstract

Thirty-eight patients with nasopharyngeal cancer were treated at Kobe University Hospital from 1973 to 1978.
1) The male: female ratio was 2:1.
2) The highest incidence was in sixth decade.
3) The most frequent complaint was cervical mass.
4) The crude 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 39% and 29%, respectively.
5) There was little correlation between prognosis and histopathological classification.
6) There was a significant correlation between the survival rate and TN classification.