Unusual axillary metastasis of recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer
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Unusual axillary metastasis of recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer
RATIONALE Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a high propensity of metastasis. The most commonly described sites of distant metastasis are the bones, lungs, and liver, whereas axillary metastasis is seldom reported. PATIENT CONCERNS We hereby present the case of a 66-year-old man with NPC, cT2N2M0, at diagnosis. He had completed chemoradiotherapy and been disease-free for 7 years. DIAGNOSES ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000006854