N-staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Discrepancy between UICC/AJCC and Ho systems

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-159

  Lee, A W M ^a   Foo, W ^b   Law, C K ^b   O, S K ^c   Tung, S Y ^c   Sze, W M ^a   Lau, W H ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

N staging systems; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030035086     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(96)80039-2     Document Type: Article

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