Treatment of choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is
Correct Answer: Radiotherapy
Description: Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinomaIrradiation is the treatment of choice (external radiotherapy)Radical neck dissection is required for persistent nodes when the primary has been controlled and in post-radiation cervical metastasisSystemic chemotherapy is used as palliation for distant metastases or radiation failureFor advanced stages (stage III & IV), the cure rate can be doubled when chemotherapy is combined with radiotherapyRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 279 - 286
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