Occipital lymph node metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a special case report and literature review

Cancer Communications

Yan-Qun Xiang¹  Xiang Guo¹  Ya-Hui Yu¹  Jing Yang¹  Wei-Xiong Xia¹  Xing Lv¹  Liang-Ru Ke¹ 

[1] Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China

关键词: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma;    Occipital lymph node;    Lymphatic metastasis;    Chemoradiotherapy;    Intensity-modulated radiation therapy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40880-015-0074-y

学科分类：肿瘤学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Cervical lymph node metastasis is common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but occipital lymph node metastasis in NPC patients has not yet been reported. In this case report, we describe an NPC patient with occipital lymph node metastasis. The clinical presentation, diagnostic procedure, treatment, and outcome of this case were presented, with a review of the related literature.

【 授权许可】

CC BY