Retrospective comparison of the AJCC 5th edition classification for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with the AJCC 4th edition: An experience in Taiwan

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 363-369

  Chien, Chun Ru ^a,b   Chen, Shang Wen ^a,c   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^b   Liang, Ji An ^c   Yang, Shin Neng ^c   Huang, Chao Yuan ^b   Lin, Fang Jen ^a,b,c  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical staging; Computed tomography; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; TEGAFUR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034792537     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye087     Document Type: Article

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