<prompt> Treatment of choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma isSurgeryRadiotherapySurgery radiotherapyChemotherapy  <response>: Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinomaIrradiation is the treatment of choice external radiotherapyRadical neck dissection is required for persistent nodes when the primary has been controlled and in post-radiation cervical metastasisSystemic chemotherapy is used as palliation for distant metastases or radiation failureFor advanced stages stage III IV, the cure rate can be doubled when chemotherapy is combined with radiotherapyRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 279 - 286 