Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma as Seen on 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Rishi Mhapsekar; Francesca Vacca; Razi Muzaffar; Huazhang Guo; Medhat Osman
- Source
- Frontiers in Oncology
Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 9 (2019)
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
pediatrics
PET/CT
FDG
Case Report
Malignancy
lcsh:RC254-282
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Biopsy
medicine
media_common.cataloged_instance
Epstein-Barr virus
Dental surgeon
media_common
PET-CT
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
medicine.disease
lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Serous fluid
030104 developmental biology
Otitis
Otorhinolaryngology
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Radiology
medicine.symptom
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2234-943X
Pediatric nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare malignancy strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. Patients typically present with non-specific symptoms of epistaxis or serous otitis from eustachian tube obstruction and therefore diagnosis is often delayed. We present a case of a previously healthy 17 year old female who initially complained of migraines which was resistant to oral medication. Symptoms progressed and she saw a dental surgeon for concern of a dental infection and was prescribed antibiotics with no relief. Her symptoms continued to progress until an otolaryngologist visualized a large mass along the floor of the left nasal cavity. Subsequent imaging showed a large mass in the posterior left nasal cavity and biopsy was consistent with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.