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    CT scans and MRI are used to determine if the nasopharyngeal cancer has spread to bones or soft tissues in the head and neck area. PET-CT scans are also done to check if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes below the collarbone.

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    CT scans and MRI are used to determine if the nasopharyngeal cancer has spread to bones or soft tissues in the head and neck area. PET-CT scans are also done to check if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes below the collarbone.

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    CT scans and MRI are used to determine if the nasopharyngeal cancer has spread to bones or soft tissues in the head and neck area. PET-CT scans are also done to check if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes below the collarbone.

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    Other investigations for

    Nasopharyngeal cancer
    • CT scan ; any bone involvement or destruction
    • MRI : soft tissue extention and involvement of adjacent muscle and
    neurovascular structures
    • PET-CT scan to exclude any infraclavicular metastasis

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