Nasopharyngeal Malignant Lymphoma: Clinico-pathologic Studies

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Abstract
Cases of malignant lymphoma [48] in the nasopharyngeal regions collected over a 10 yr period were reviewed from the clinico-pathologic standpoint. Males outnumbered females in a ratio of 3.3:1. The age distribution ranged from 13 to 83 yr and the mean age was 51 yr. A nasopharyngeal malignant lymphoma without lymph node involvement seemed to be a highly curable tumor by irradiation, showing 10 out of 12 survived 5 yr or more. Almost all the patients with an involvement of the cervical lymph nodes revealed early recurrences and short survivals. No cases of well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma or Hodgkin''s disease were found in the present study.