Locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Computed tomography findings, clinical evaluation, and treatment outcome

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 401-404

  Altun, Musa ^a   Tenekeci, Nuri ^a   Kaytan, Esra ^a   Meral, Rasim ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Computed tomography; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Neoplasm staging; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034194211     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00426-0     Document Type: Article

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