Thoracic wall metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a teenage boy : a case report

Abstract EN

We report an extremely rare case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a 14-year old boy presenting with neck and chest wall metastasis.

Radiological and histological examinations established the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with non-keratinizing undifferentiated, WHO Type III form.

He received 3 courses of chemotherapy followed by 35 cycles of radiotherapy.

The primary site and the neck and chest wall metastases responded well with treatment.

At 3 years follow up, the patient is still in a symptomfree and relapse-free state.

Despite presenting late, juvenile onset WHO type 3 NPC showed a good response to chemoradiotherapy in our teenage patient.