Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:T-stage is an imperfect prognostic indicator for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We evaluated the effect of extent of intracranial involvement on survival after conventional radiotherapy in patients with Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of the results of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and treatment outcomes in 84 consecutive patients with Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma during the period September 1993 to December 2002 in Taiwan. The patients were subcategorized into those who had limited intracranial involvement (primary nasopharyngeal tumors with involvement of the unilateral cavernous sinus or the parasellar region only) or extensive involvement (extension of the tumors to the bilateral cavernous sinus or the parasellar region, into the orbit and the ethmoid sinus anteriorly, or to the prepontine region and the posterior cranial fossa). RESULTS:Extensive intracranial involvement was found in 51.2% of the patients. Among these patients, the 5-year rate of overall survival after conventional radiotherapy was only 3.4%. In contrast, the 5-year survival among patients with limited intracranial involvement was 42.9%. This difference was significant (P < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, extensive intracranial involvement, advanced age and a nodal status of N3 correlated with poor overall survival (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Among patients with T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma, better treatment outcomes were associated with limited intracranial involvement. We conclude that a subdivision of Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma disease based on the extent of intracranial involvement would provide better prognostic information.
journal_name
Jpn J Clin Oncoljournal_title
Japanese journal of clinical oncologyauthors
Hu YC,Chang CH,Chen CH,Ger LP,Liu WS,Lin LC,Leung CM,Chang KCdoi
10.1093/jjco/hyq171subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-01-01 00:00:00pages
95-102issue
1eissn
0368-2811issn
1465-3621pii
hyq171journal_volume
41pub_type
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