Radiation therapy as an option for upper airway obstruction due to Wegener's granulomatosis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-196

  Neviani, Cristiano Beck ^a,b   De Andrade Carvalho, Heloisa ^a,b,c   Hossamu, Cláudio ^a,b   Aisen, Salim ^a,b   Nadalin, Wladimir ^a,b  

^a University of São Paulo ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; HYPERTROPHY; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; NASAL CAVITY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0036479892     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2002.121916     Document Type: Article

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