caa a22 4500 38808376X CHVBK 20180307125225.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199901 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100143191 doi S0022215100143191 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100143191 Retropharyngeal abscess. A rare presentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma [Elektronische Daten] Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) can often be deceptive and confusing. Most patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma present at an advanced stage with metastatic cervical nodes present at the time of diagnosis. A deep neck abscess as the presenting feature has not been reported. We report two cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma which presented with retropharyngeal abscesses and persistent lymphadenopathy. These two patients illustrate that refractory lymphadenopathy, despite adequate treatment of the associated infection, should prompt a search for underlying disease. The relationship between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and retropharyngeal abscess is discussed. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Abscess, retropharyngeal nationallicence Nasopharyngeal neoplasms nationallicence Complications nationallicence Pak Martin Wai Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Chan Ka Lai Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. van Hasselt Charles Andrew Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/1(1999-01), 70-72 0022-2151 113:1<70 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143191 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143191 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pak Martin Wai Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chan Ka Lai Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Hasselt Charles Andrew Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/1(1999-01), 70-72 0022-2151 113:1<70 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge