Effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma on the paranasal sinuses: Study based on computed tomography scanning

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-27

  Chang, Cheng Chuan ^a   Chen, Mu Kuan ^a   Wen, Yung Sung ^a   Lee, Hong Shen ^b   Wu, Hwa Koon ^a   Liu, Mu Tai ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Shan University of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Paranasal sinuses; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PARANASAL SINUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CHILD; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUSES; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033999832     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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