Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Ong, Y K ^a   K k Tan, Henry ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Children; Locoregional disease; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; EFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034730876     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(00)00385-2     Document Type: Article

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