The detection of clinically occult nasopharyngeal carcinoma in patients following radiotherapy - An analysis of 69 patients

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 496-499

  Nicholls, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Nasopharjngeal neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RNA PROBE;

ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA PROBES; RNA, VIRAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030140571     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100134097     Document Type: Article

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