Clinical Outcome and Prognostic Factors for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Single Institution Study in Iran
Journal Title: International Journal of Cancer Management - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Background Evidence about survival of the patients with nasopharyngeal cancer is scant in our region and the aim of the current study was to determine clinico-pathological factors influencing outcome of these patients. Methods We reviewed all patients with a new diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma admitted between 2008 and 2014 to Jorjani cancer center, Tehran, Iran. Overall survival (OS) of the patients and their relation with demographic and clinico-pathological factors were analyzed. Results Of 88 included patients, 56 were male and 32 were female with mean age of 46 years. With a median follow-up period of 31 months (range: 3 to 86 months), the overall survival of the whole patients and those without distant metastasis were 64% and 67% respectively. Tumor stage and presence or absence of distant metastasis at presentation were the only parameters that significantly influenced the patients’ OS. Conclusions Our study provides some evidence on the outcome of Iranian patients with nasopharyngeal cancer and factors influencing it.
Authors and Affiliations
Ahmad Ameri, Nafiseh Mortazavi, Amir Shahram Yousefi Kashi, Kambiz Novin
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