Choroidal metastasis from carcinoma of the hypopharynx: A case report

Tumori

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 294-296

  Mussari, Salvatore ^a   Amichetti, Maurizio ^a   Bolner, Andrea ^a   Della Sala, Sabino Walter ^a   Tomio, Luigi ^a  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroid; Hypopharynx; Metastases; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHOROID CANCER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032822274     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500417     Document Type: Article

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