The value of CYFRA 21-1, a new tumor marker, in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Neoplasma

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-24

  Lin, Wan Yu ^a,b   Yen, Tzu Chen ^c,d   Cheng, Kai Yuan ^b,e   Wang, Shyh Jen ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chungtai Junior College of Medical Technology   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Chung Tai University of Medicine and Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CYFRA 21.1; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma antigen

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031961501     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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