Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 374-385

  Wenig, Bruce M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Differential; Keratinizing; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nonkeratinizing; Undifferentiated

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033257370     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1092-9134(99)80017-3     Document Type: Review

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