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Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Jan;98(4):e14223

Department of Radiology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Rationale: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare neoplasms with only a few reported cases affecting the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and anterior skull base.

Patient Concerns: A 12-year-old girl with a mass in her nose was admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Shenzhen Children's Hospital. She had a 4-month history of progressive, unilateral right nasal obstruction, unilateral mucopurulent rhinorrhea, foul nasal odor, snoring, hyposmia, occasional epistaxis, and no headache, no facial numbness, without eye swelling and vision loss. Read More

Exp Ther Med 2019 Jan 23;17(1):613-620. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Department of Radiotherapy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, P.R. China.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common malignant disease that is prevalent in Asian countries. Atypical chemokine receptor 4 (ACKR4) binds to various chemokines, including C-C motif chemokine ligand (CCL)19, CCL21, CCL25 and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13, without inducing downstream signaling transduction. However, the role of ACKR4 in modulating NPC development remains unclear. Read More

Eur Radiol 2019 Jan 7. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 Yanjiang Road West, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.

Objectives: To determine the predictive value of pretreatment MRI texture analysis for progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Methods: Ethical approval by the institutional review board was obtained for this retrospective analysis. In 79 patients with primary NPC, texture analysis of the primary tumour was performed on pretreatment T2 and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (T2WIs and CE-T1WIs). Read More

Oncol Rep 2019 Mar 19;41(3):1797-1806. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a prevalent head and neck tumor which has a high mortality rate in Southeast Asia, especially in Southern China. Cancer susceptibility candidate 2 (CASC2) is a newly identified long non‑coding RNA (lncRNA) that has been found to play a suppressive role in several types of tumors. However, the expression and functional role of CASC2 in NPC are still unclear. Read More

PLoS Pathog 2018 12 17;14(12):e1007484. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Oncology, the Clinical Innovation & Research Center (CIRC), Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.

Abnormal metabolism and uncontrolled angiogenesis are two important characteristics of malignant tumors. The occurrence of both events involves many key molecular changes including miRNA. However, EBV encoded miRNAs are rarely mentioned as capable of regulating tumor metabolism and tumor angiogenesis. Read More

Cell Physiol Biochem 2018 22;51(2):575-588. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an,

Background/aims: Serum apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) has been reported to be abnormally expressed in several malignancies. However, the prognostic role of apoA1 in solid tumors is still controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to obtain a more accurate evaluation of prognostic significance of apoA1 in Chinese patients with solid tumors. Read More

Med Microbiol Immunol 2018 Nov 1. Epub 2018 Nov 1.

Medical School, Cancer Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Hunan Province, University of South China, Chang Sheng Xi Avenue 28, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People's Republic of China.

The early stage of oncogenesis is linked to the disorder of the cell cycle. Abnormal gene expression often leads to cell cycle disorders, resulting in malignant transformation of human cells. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with a diverse range of human neoplasms, such as malignant lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and gastric cancer. Read More

Exp Ther Med 2018 Oct 23;16(4):3325-3332. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200137, P.R. China.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of malignant tumor characterized by high invasiveness, metastatic potential and worldwide incidence among patients with head and neck cancer. It has previously been demonstrated that Lenvatinib (LEB) is an efficient anti-cancer agent by multi-targeting of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Iodine-131 (I-131) therapy has been accepted for the treatment of thyroid cancer and other carcinomas. Read More

Mol Imaging Biol 2018 Sep 14. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No. 270, Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.

Purpose: Apoptosis may be an indication of success therapy, and precise detection of apoptosis can provide instructional suggestions in the therapy management of malignant tumors.

Procedures: We used CNE-1 cell lines for in vitro experiments, and colony formation assay, CCK-8 assay, cell apoptosis analysis, and western blotting were performed. For in vivo experiments, subcutaneous xenotransplanted tumor models of CNE-1 in nude mice were established. Read More

Pathol Res Pract 2018 Oct 20;214(10):1524-1531. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, PR China. Electronic address:

Objectives: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a type Table of endogenous RNA longer than 200 nucleotides in length, and this kind of RNAs lack or possess limited ability of coding proteins. A large number of studies have demonstrated that lncRNAs could take part in massive biological processes, such as transcriptional activation and interference, cellular differentiation, proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis. The abnormal expression of lncRNAs has been clarified to play extremely important roles in various diseases, especially in human cancers. Read More

BMC Neurol 2018 Aug 29;18(1):130. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China.

Background: To investigate the prognostic value of hyponatremia, defined as serum sodium level < 135 mEq/L, in radiation-induced brain necrosis (RN) patients.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the RN patients (The patients included in our study had a history of primary cancers including nasopharyngeal carcinoma/glioma/oral cancer and received radiotherapy previously and then were diagnosed with RN) treated in Sun yat-sen Memorial Hospital from January 2013 to August 2015. Patients without cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and serum sodium data were excluded. Read More

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018 Aug;98(31):2496-2500

Department of Neurology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.

To investigate the clinical features of patients involved with both malignant tumors and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). The clinical data of 473 patients with NMOSD admitted into the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and the Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University from June 2012 to March 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Eleven NMOSD patients complicated with malignant tumors were screened out (3 with breast cancer, 2 with cervical cancer, 2 with rectal cancer, 2 with leukemia, 1 with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 1 with thyroid cancer). Read More

Cell Physiol Biochem 2018 23;49(1):282-294. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Background/aims: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are important factors for the continuous growth, recurrence, and metastasis of malignant tumors. They are responsible for the ineffectiveness of traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy toward malignant tumors. Currently, stem cells or side-population cells have been isolated from many cancer cell lines and malignant tumor tissues, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Read More

J Cancer 2018 30;9(16):2852-2864. Epub 2018 Jul 30.

Hunan Key Laboratory of Translational Radiation Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an oncogenic herpes virus that is closely associated with the initiation and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), lymphoma and other malignant tumors. EBV encodes 44 mature miRNAs that regulate viral and host cell gene expression and plays a variety of roles in biological functions and the development of cancer. In this review, we summarized the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded microRNAs (EBV miRNAs) in tumor immune evasion, proliferation, anti-apoptosis, invasion, metastasis and as a potential biomarker for NPC diagnosis and prognosis. Read More

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Aug;53(8):621-623

Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China.

Front Oncol 2018 2;8:265. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

Biomedical Science Department, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the first herpesvirus identified to be associated with human cancers known to infect the majority of the world population. EBV-associated malignancies are associated with a latent form of infection, and several of the EBV-encoded latent proteins are known to mediate cellular transformation. These include six nuclear antigens and three latent membrane proteins (LMPs). Read More

South Asian J Cancer 2018 Jul-Sep;7(3):183-187

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology, treatment, and factors that determine the outcomes of head and neck cancers (HNC).

Patients And Methods: Retrospective analytical review of HNC managed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital between May 2007 and April 2017 using the International Classification of Diseases version 10.

Results: Of 487 head and neck neoplasms, 129 (26. Read More

PLoS Pathog 2018 07 27;14(7):e1007179. Epub 2018 Jul 27.

Department of Oncology in Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection contributes to both B-cell and epithelial-cell malignancies. However, whether lytic EBV infection also contributes to tumors is unclear, although the association between malaria infection and Burkitt lymphomas (BLs) may involve excessive lytic EBV replication. A particular variant of the viral promoter (Zp) that controls lytic EBV reactivation is over-represented, relative to its frequency in non-malignant tissue, in EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinomas and AIDS-related lymphomas. Read More

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Jul;53(7):519-523

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.

To improve the accuracy of diagnosis and to reduce the misdiagnosis rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by analyzing the characteristics of such masses. Clinical data from 55 patients with suspicion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed and treated between March 2016 and September 2017 were analyzed. All patients were followed up regularly. Read More

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Oct 10;135(5):311-314. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Head and Neck Department, Lariboisière Hospital, University Paris 7, 2, rue Amboise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.

Objectives: Infratemporal fossa (ITF) tumors are rare and little is known about their general epidemiology, making it sometimes difficult for clinicians, who seldom encounter them, to distinguish between benign and malignant forms on the basis of the initial clinical and radiological work-up alone. The objectives of this retrospective study were: (i) to determine the respective prevalences of the various histologic types of ITF tumor, and (ii) to assess associations between certain clinical and radiological features and malignancy.

Methods: A single-center observational study in a university hospital included all new consecutive cases of ITF tumor treated from January 2000 to December 2016. Read More

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018 Jun;98(24):1956-1961

Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Baoan Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518101, China.

To observe the effect of knockdown A20 gene expression on the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell and . Human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell 5-8F-H3 was transfected with A20-specific shRNA Tet-on inducible plasmid vectors, and A20 silenced cells were screened by Puromycin. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis were used to detect the mRNA level and protein of A20. Read More

Oncology 2018 5;95(4):202-210. Epub 2018 Jul 5.

The TNM classification is a worldwide standard staging system used to define the extent of cancer and is a major prognostic factor in predicting the outcome of patients. The TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th edition, has been used since January 1, 2018. In the area of head and neck cancer major modifications were produced: important updated T and N modification for oral cavity and nasopharyngeal cancer, the introduction of clinical and pathological stages for neck disease, and a new HPV-16-positive HNSCC classification. Read More

J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Jun;14(Supplement):S331-S335

Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, China.

Aim Of Study: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is by far the most common malignant tumor of the nasopharynx and is suggested to be related to immune system dysfunction. T cells play a central role in the cell-mediated immunity. However, how the T cells vary during the NPC treatment is still unclear. Read More

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 Nov 28;102(3):552-555. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address:

Purpose: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of malignancy with a high prevalence in southern China and Southeast Asia. The primary treatment modality is radiation therapy (RT). Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the skull base remains one of the most serious complications after RT, affecting survival time and quality of life. Read More

Oncol Lett 2018 Jul 8;16(1):580-584. Epub 2018 May 8.

Department of Pathology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.

Undifferentiated sinonasal malignant melanoma (MM) is a rare type of tumor, which can be easily misdiagnosed. The present study reports a 41-year-old male patient who presented with a 4-day history of epistaxis. Clinical examination and radiological imaging lead to the detection of a mass in the right sinonasal region. Read More

J Biomed Nanotechnol 2018 Aug;14(8):1486-1495

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common epithelial malignancy that occurs in the nasopharynx and it is one of the high incidences of malignant tumors in China. As previous reports, berberine hydrochloride (BH) possesses a repressive effect on the proliferation of various cancer types. But the application of BH was hampered for a long time due to its hydrophobic properties, along with poor stability and bioavailability. Read More

Oncol Rep 2018 Aug 14;40(2):1017-1025. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

Oncology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China.

SETDB1, an H3K9‑specific histone methyltransferase, has been described as a repressed transcription marker which triggers tumorigenesis of many types of human cancer. However, there are few studies elucidating the relationship between SETDB1 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In the present study, we confirmed that SETDB1 exhibited higher expression levels in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tissues and cell lines, compared to these levels in non‑tumor tissues and a normal human nasopharyngeal epithelial cell line. Read More

Pol J Pathol 2018;69(1):98-104

Nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelioma is an undifferentiated carcinoma in a dominated lymphoplasma-histiocyte stroma. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast is the mammary counterpart of the lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx and is characterised by proliferation of poorly differentiated malignant cells within a prominent lymphoid infiltrate. It is a very rare primary carcinoma of the breast first reported in 1994 by Kumar and Kumar. Read More

Radiology 2018 09 12;288(3):782-790. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

From the Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (B.K.H.L., A.D.K., Q.Y.A., W.C., A.T.A., Y.X.W.) and Department of Clinical Oncology (D.M.C.P., B.B.M., D.K.W.Y., F.K.F.M.), State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Imaging, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, National Health Service Trust, London, England (K.S.B.); and Medical Physics and Research Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong SAR, China (J.Y.).

Purpose To evaluate the utility of amide proton transfer (APT) imaging in the characterization of head and neck tumors. Materials and Methods This retrospective study of APT imaging included 117 patients with 70 nasopharyngeal undifferentiated carcinomas (NUCs), 26 squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), eight non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), and 13 benign salivary gland tumors (BSGTs). Normal tissues were examined in 25 patients. Read More

Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2018 Oct 5;45(10):1019-1027. Epub 2018 Jul 5.

Department of Pharmacology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

Zoledronic acid (ZA), a third-generation bisphosphonate, has been applied for treatment of bone metastases caused by malignant tumors. Recent studies have found its anti-cancer effects on various tumor cells. One of the mechanisms of anti-cancer effects of ZA is induction of apoptosis. Read More

J Infect Public Health 2018 Nov - Dec;11(6):807-811. Epub 2018 Jun 2.

Human Anatomy and Embryology Teaching and Research Unit, Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and genotypic distribution of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in a sample of patients of Hassan II University Hospital (Morocco) due to nasopharyngeal pathologies and requiring a biopsy. We identified factors associated to the EBV infection.

Methods: 112 patients were recruited (January 2012-October 2014). Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Nov;40(11):831-835

Surgical Oncology, and.

Myeloid sarcoma is a rare extramedullary hematologic malignancy. Accurate and timely diagnosis may be challenging because myeloid sarcoma is known to mimic solid tumors, including hepatobiliary, nasopharyngeal, and breast carcinomas. We report a case of myeloid sarcoma that developed in the primary tumor lymphatic drainage field of a previously treated intermediate-thickness cutaneous melanoma, clinically and radiographically mimicking an in-transit metastasis, in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome. Read More

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2018 May 15. Epub 2018 May 15.

University of Health Sciences, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey.

Introduction: In direct proportion to the increasing rate of nasopharynx examinations applied, the early diagnosis and treatment of lesions in this region is possible. At times the clinical findings and the biopsy results are not consistent, so biopsies may have to be repeated.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of pathology test results obtained from cases of nasopharynx biopsy, to determine with which methods determination most often was made, and to investigate which kinds of cases required the biopsy to be repeated. Read More

Eur J Radiol 2018 Jun 5;103:19-24. Epub 2018 Mar 5.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China. Electronic address:

Background: To investigate the diagnostic value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in identifying cervical small lymph node metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was approved by the local institutional review board. From July 2014 to March 2016, 114 sLNs from 62 newly diagnosed NPC patients (47 men, 15 women) were assessed. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017 Aug;31(16):1276-1280

Department of Otolaryngology, People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.

This paper is intend to observe the feasibility of surgical approach with which communicating neoplasm outside cerebral dura mater and orbital fasciae was removed by transnasal endoscopic surgery.Nine patients suffered from communicating neoplasm in the area of naso-orbital-cranio complex were treated with transnasal endoscopic surgery. The size of skull base bone defect was from 1. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Apr;32(7):556-558

Atypical carcinoid ,a kind of neuroendocrine tumor(NET)，rarely shows its malignant manifestations firstly in otorhinolaryngology including atypical clinical features of symptoms such as rapid tumor growth, extensive invasion, high rate of metastasis and poor prognosis. Based on the clinical data of a nasopharyngeal atypical carcinoid patient diagnosed and treated recently in our hospital,a literature review including its biological behavior, diagnosis and treatment methods was present so as to further improve the understanding of such kind of tumor. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017 Oct;31(20):1570-1574

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.

To study the clinical features and nasal image of children with nasal tumors.The samples of 40 cases of pediatric nasal tumors, which were diagnosed based on pathology, were collected. Clinical features, pathological histology and imaging characteristics were also summarized. Read More

Gene 2018 Aug 18;668:12-17. Epub 2018 May 18.

Ankara University Medical Faculty Department of Forensic Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Oncogenes are mutated form of normal cellular genes called as proto-oncogenes and conduce to the cancer development process. Despite the fact that so many genes have been described, new genes with oncogenic characteristic and potential or tumor supressoring activity are still being defined. Recently, Up-regulated gene 4/Upregulator of cell proliferation (URG4/URGCP), a novel gene, induced by hepatitis-Bvirus-encoded X antigen (HBxAg), has been identified. Read More

Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2018 May;33(4):146-154

1 Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou, China .

Background And Objective: There is a high incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), malignant head and neck tumors, in southern China. Radioresistance is the main cause affecting the efficacy of NPC treatments. The POLG gene particularly plays an important role in radiation-induced damage repair. Read More

Oncol Lett 2018 May 16;15(5):7799-7805. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Oncology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China.

Radiotherapy is a vital treatment option for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Concurrent cisplatin-based radiochemotherapy with or without adjuvant chemotherapy had acquired good clinical effects with good local control rates. However, a number of patients present with metastasis following systemic regimens or initial diagnosis of locally advanced NPC, which cause difficulty for subsequent therapy. Read More

Front Oncol 2018 20;8:123. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

Gliomas are the most common malignant brain tumors and account for around 60% of all primary central nervous system cancers. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a grade IV glioma associated with a poor outcome despite recent advances in chemotherapy. The etiology of gliomas is unknown, but neurotropic viruses including the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that is transmitted salivary and genital fluids have been implicated recently. Read More

J Oral Pathol Med 2018 Aug 22;47(7):696-705. Epub 2018 May 22.

Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.

Background: The incidence of pediatric head and neck cancer (PHNC) is increasing worldwide, especially when compared with childhood cancer in general. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the demographic profile of such patients across the globe. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe demographic, topographic, and histopathological features of PHNC patients from a single Brazilian institution. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2018 Mar;93(2):256-258

Department of Pathology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

Primary cutaneous lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a rare disease with low metastatic potential. Its morphologic and pathological features are similar to those of nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelial carcinoma. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with an infrapalpebral pearly papule, measuring 0. Read More

Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2018 Mar;33(2):60-64

Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College , Shantou, Guangdong, China .

Objective: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) shows the leading morbidity in otorhinolaryngological malignant tumor. It is a common malignancy in China with obvious reginal distribution. NPC is a polygenic disease that is affected by numerous factors. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2018 Jan;27(1):26-33

Dr Mst Shahnwaz Begum, Assistant Professor, Prime Medical College & Hospital, Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Sinonasal mass is the abnormal growth of tissue from nasal cavity and mucosa of the paranasal sinuses. The growth may be benign or malignant. The benign lesion grows slowly and does not metastasize. Read More

Oncol Lett 2018 Mar 10;15(3):3858-3863. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.

Paclitaxel resistance is a challenge to the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). An acidic extracellular pH (pH), a hallmark of solid tumors, is demonstrated to decrease the efficacy of chemotherapy. However, the precise function of acidic pH in mediating chemotherapy in NPC remains unknown. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Feb 14;2018. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Localised nasopharyngeal amyloidosis is rare. Findings on physical examination and invasive pattern on CT scan can be misleading as it can resemble nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A 64-year-old man presented with left aural fullness for 6 months. Read More

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 03 21;100(3):621-629. Epub 2017 Nov 21.

Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Electronic address:

Purpose: To identify the predictive and prognostic factors for a decrease or recurrence of brain edema in patients who developed radiation-induced brain necrosis (RN) after radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and who received bevacizumab monotherapy.

Methods And Materials: This was a retrospective study. The charts of 50 patients who were diagnosed with RN after radiation therapy for NPC, treated with bevacizumab, and followed up for 6 months were reviewed. Read More