Temporal lobe necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Pictorial essay

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-397

  Chong, Vincent F H ^a   Fan, Yoke Fun ^a   Chan, Ling Ling ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complications; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharynx; Neoplasm; Radiation therapy; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030778409     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1997.tb00657.x     Document Type: Review

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