AHNS Series – Do you know your guidelines? Principles of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer: A review of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines

Zhen Gooi, Jeremy Richmon, Nishant Agrawal, Elizabeth Blair, Louis Portugal, Everett Vokes, Tanguy Seiwert, Jonas de Souza, Vassiliki Saloura, Daniel Haraf, David Goldenberg, Jason Chan

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Abstract

This article is a continuation of the “Do You Know Your Guidelines” series, an initiative of the American Head and Neck Society's Education Committee to increase awareness of current best practices pertaining to head and neck cancer. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for the management of nasopharyngeal cancer are reviewed here in a systematic fashion. These guidelines outline the workup, treatment and surveillance of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)201-205
Number of pages5
JournalHead and Neck
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2017

Keywords

  • Epstein–Barr virus
  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines
  • fiber-optic examination
  • fine-needle aspiration
  • nasopharyngeal cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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