Long-term post-irradiation middle ear effusion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-321

  Low, W K ^a   Fong, K W ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Media; Nasopharyngeal; Nasopharynx; Otitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OTORRHEA; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EAR, MIDDLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RADIATION INJURIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031704460     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0385-8146(98)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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