Ototoxicity in Cisplatin-treated nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinomas are the most common tumors to develop in the head and neck. The pharyngeal recess, or fossa of Rosenmuller, is the most typical location of origin [1, 2]. Oncogenesis caused by viruses frequently occurs in head and neck tumors [3]. The precise etiology is still a mystery. However, EBNA1, LMP-1, and LMP-2 viral