Vocal cord palsy: Possible late complication of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 294-296

  Stern, Yoram ^a,b   Marshak, Gideon ^a,b   Segal, Karl ^a,b   Shpitzer, Thomas ^a,b   Feinmesser, Raphael ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

complication; radiotherapy; vocal cord palsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; RADIOTHERAPY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 0028934732     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: 19433572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949510400407     Document Type: Article

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