Abstract
Introduction
 Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is (NPC) mostly found in men of productive age with a ratio of men and women 2,18: 1 and 60% of patients age between 25 and 60 years. NPCs are very rarely found in adolescents, namely age 11 to 21 years.
 Objective
 To determine the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in adolescent patients at ORL-HNS Department of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang.
 Method
 This is a descriptive retrospective study. The sample is all patients diagnosed with NPC in adolescence at ORL-HNS Department of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang in January 2013 to December 2017 period.
 Results
 In this study, the number of adolescent NPC patients from January 2013 to December 2017 was 12 patients. The majority of adolescent NPC patients were male (66,6%). The most common histopathological finding was WHO 2B (50%). Based on the T category, largely, the patients were T4 (41,6%). Most patients with Nodules were N3 (58,3%) and came to the ENT clinic were already in stage IV (41,6%).
 Conclusion
 Adolescent nasopharyngeal carcinoma is more common in men than women (2: 1), and shows a response to proper therapy.
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