The prognostic significance of parapharyngeal tumour involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-221

  Teo, P ^a   Lee, W Y ^a   Yu, P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); Oropharyngeal; Parapharyngeal; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEUTROPENIA; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029894486     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01739-2     Document Type: Article

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