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<section begin="oncology" />'''Nasopharynx cancer''' is a rare type of [[head and neck cancer]]. The most common histological types are [[squamous cell carcinoma]] and lymphoepithelial carcinoma. It can cause symptoms like unilateral conductive hearing loss, middle ear effusion, and lymph node metastasis at the mandibular angle. | <section begin="oncology" />'''Nasopharynx cancer''' is a rare type of [[head and neck cancer]]. The most common histological types are [[squamous cell carcinoma]] and lymphoepithelial carcinoma. It can cause symptoms like unilateral conductive hearing loss, middle ear effusion, and lymph node metastasis at the mandibular angle. | ||
These tumours are very radiosensitive, which is lucky because surgery is difficult. Radiochemotherapy is the preferred treatment.<section end="oncology" /> | These tumours are very radiosensitive, which is lucky because surgery is difficult. Radiochemotherapy is the preferred treatment.<section end="oncology" /><noinclude> | ||
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