Clinically underdetected asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenosis as a late complication of radiotherapy in Chinese nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 780-784

  Lam, Wynnie Wai Man ^a   Yuen, Hok Yuen ^a   Wong, Ka Sing ^a   Leung, Sing Fai ^a   Liu, Kin Hung ^a   Metreweli, Constantine ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Carotid; Nasopharyngeal; Radiotherapy; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHINESE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034880414     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.1111     Document Type: Article

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