Abstract
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma may present with bewildering arrays of signs & symptoms. Diagnosis often become difficult and requires a high degree of clinical suspicion for the disease. We here by present a case of 11 year old girl which have unusual presentation.
Keywords: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical presentation, Radiotherapy
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