Postradiation nasopharyngeal necrosis in the patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiation‐induced nasopharyngeal necrosis is a consequential late effect in the patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Patients with NPC who have been treated with high‐dose radiotherapy are at risk of developing postradiation nasopharyngeal necrosis (PRNN). However, the analysis of PRNN with a significant cohort of patients has not been reported in English‐language literature. In this study, we aimed to evaluate PRNN in 28 patients with NPC.

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