NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA AMONG CHILDREN - ANALYSIS OF 50 CASES

From 1980 to 1990, 50 children were treated for nasopharyngeal carcino ma in the Department of Oncology at the hospital Center Ibn Rochd in C asablanca. There were 34 boys and 16 girls with a median age of 12.3. UCNT were observed in 70% of cases. Fourty six percent were stage T3-T 4 and 70% were N2-N3 disease. All children received irradiation therap y and 16 of them have had a neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. Thirty seven ch ildren were evaluable, the immediate response was complete in 26/37 ca ses. Recurrence of disease was noted for four children and metastatic for four others children. Two children have both recurrence and metast atic disease. The overall survival was 40.5% at 3 years. Disease free survival was 37.8% at 3 years.