Recurrent cystic radiation necrosis of the brain

Oncology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 685-687

  Wong, Eric T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation necrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS;

EID: 0031958891     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.5.3.685     Document Type: Article

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