Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Combined With Internal Carotid Artery Pretreatment for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Autor: You-Ping Liu, Zi-Kun Yu, Yi-Jun Hua, Pei Yu Huang, Yu-Long Xie, Rui Sun, Yan-Feng Ouyang, Yang-Kui Gu, Zhi Qiang Wang, Ming-Yuan Chen, Xiong Zou, Jin-Hua Chen
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 166:490-497
ISSN: 1097-6817
0194-5998
DOI: 10.1177/01945998211011076
Popis: OBJECTIVE Salvage endoscopic nasopharyngectomy (ENPG) is a reasonable choice for resectable recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC). However, in past decades, complete removal of the tumor was not feasible when the recurrent lesion was adjacent to the internal carotid artery (ICA). The present article introduces innovative strategies to ensure sufficient surgical margins while avoiding accidental injury to the ICA. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care center. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed rT2-3 rNPC patients with tumor lesions adjacent to the ICA (
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