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GORDON B. NEW, M.D.; WALTER STEVENSON, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1943;38(3):205-209.

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In most reports on the treatment of malignant tumors of the nasopharynx it is stated that the results are poor, and from some it would seem that little benefit is obtained from any form of treatment. Furstenberg,¹ in reporting 40 cases of malignant tumors of the nasopharynx, concluded "that treatment is exceedingly futile and the prognosis hopelessly discouraging." Other authors have recorded more optimistic results. In 1922 one of us (New²) described the syndrome that these tumors present and later reported the pathologic and neurologic aspects of the lesions; so this discussion will deal only with the results of treatment.

In order to determine the end results of the treatment of malignant tumors of the nasopharynx, a review of the history and microscopic pathology and a follow-up study of the patients treated prior to 1937 have been made. In all, 271 patients suffering from malignant lesions of the nasopharynx received . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Fellow in Otology and Rhinology, Mayo Foundation ROCHESTER, MINN.

From the Section on Laryngology, Oral and Plastic Surgery, the Mayo Clinic (Dr. New).

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