Common Sites of Metastatic Disease from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO
  • Frequencies of metastases from NPC were as follows:
    • Bone:
      • 75% of the cases
    • Lung:
      • 46% of the cases
    • Liver:
      • 38% of the cases
    • Retroperitoneal lymph nodes:
      • 10% of the cases
    • Multiple organ involvement:
      • Is as high as:
        • 57% of the cases
  • Most of the distant metastases (95%):
    • Occurred within three years:
      • After completion of radiotherapy:
        • The first year:
          • 52%
        • The second year:
          • 23%
        • The third year:
          • 20%
  • The median survival time from the discovery of distant metastasis is :
    • 11.2 months:
      • For bone metastasis
    • 16.3 months:
      • For pulmonary metastasis
    • 3.2 months:
      • For hepatic metastasis

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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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