Computed Tomography Scanning in Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 28(2); 1985 > Article

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1985;28(2): 161-7.

June Sik Park, MD, Chang Sup Seong, MD, Sang Heun Lee, MD, and Soon Yhul Nam, MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea

비인강암의 전산화 단층촬영

박준식 · 성창섭 · 이상흔 · 남순열

경북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

ABSTRACT

Twenty-eight patients with histologically proven nasopharyngeal cancer from January 1982 to December 1984 were evaluated to determine the benefit of computed tomography(CT) scanning, correlated with the clinical staging. CT scanning exhibited invasion of Eustachian tube complex(Eustachian tube+tensor velli palatini muscle+levator velli palatini muscle in) 91%, Rosenmuller fossa and prevertebral muscle in 84%, respectively. Three out of 28 patients revealed intact mucosa on nasopharyngoscopy but abnormally of Eustachian tube complex was found on CT scanning. TNM classification revealed T1 in 24%, T2 in 44%, T3 in 32% by nasopharyngoscopy : T1 in 0%, T2 in 20%, T3 in 24% and T4 in 56% by CT scanning. CT scanning could determine accurately the extent of the cancer and can be of good prognostic value.