Biörklund A, Cavallin-Ståhl E, Landberg T, Lindberg L G, Akerman M
Acta Radiol Ther Phys Biol. 1976 Oct;15(5):387-93. doi: 10.3109/02841867609131772.
Biopsy of the nasopharynx was perfomred in 45 patients with Hodgkin's disease as part of the pretherapeutic staging. Seven of the 45 (16%) had microscopic abnormalities in the nasopharynx compatible with Hodgkin's disease. Such abnormalities occurred even in the absence of local ENT-symptoms or signs, and they could not be predicted from the microscopic type of lymph node biopsy, stage of disease or general presentation. A generous biopsy of the nasopharynx is recommended to be included in the staging procedures in Hodgkin's disease.
对45例霍奇金病患者进行了鼻咽活检，作为治疗前分期的一部分。45例中有7例（16%）鼻咽部存在与霍奇金病相符的微观异常。即使没有局部耳鼻喉症状或体征，这种异常也会出现，而且无法从淋巴结活检的微观类型、疾病分期或总体表现来预测。建议在霍奇金病的分期程序中包括对鼻咽部进行充分的活检。
