| Patients |
Group |
NPC |
NPL |
NP-TB |
NPI |
| case number |
42 |
16 |
11 |
26 |
symptoms
and
signs |
blood-stain saliva |
13 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| enlarged nodes
in the neck |
24 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| nasal obstruction |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| tinnitus |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| headache |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| continued low fever |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
course
(month) |
range |
0.3-12 |
0.3-24 |
0.3-6 |
0-24 |
| mean |
3.24 |
4.2 |
2 |
5.1 |
| standard deviation |
3.7 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
NPC = Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; NPL = Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma; NP-TB =
Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis; NPI = Nasopharyngitis
|
