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Volume 5 Issue 10 (October, 2017)
Case Reports
Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - A Rare Case report | |
Sandeep Inchanalkar, Sombit Chowdhury, Dinesh I. Chaudhari, Rajashri S. Mane, Balasaheb C. Patil, Anjana A. Mohite | |
Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in most parts of the world and is one of the most confusing, commonly misdiagnosed, and poorly understood diseases. It is unusual among all the head and neck cancers due to its marked geographical predilection, highly malignant tumor growth characteristics, special difficulties in detection and staging and a high rate of treatment failure despite of its radiosensitivity. This carcinoma is rare in most parts of the world with reported incidence of around 1 case per 100,000 population per year. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is common in Southern China and North Africa, where the etiology is related to dietary habits but it is rare in other parts of the world. Therefore, for better understanding of etiopathogenesis, clinico-pathological features, early diagnosis and prognosis of UNPC, we report a rare case of a 37 year old Male, presenting with Headache and Blurring of vision since last 1 month. |
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