Preliminary results of photodynamic therapy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-192

  Tong, M C F ^a   Van Hasselt, C A ^a   Woo, J K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Management; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Photodynamic therapy; Post irradiation tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0029937839     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00615121     Document Type: Article

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