Nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A review of 31 patients and prognostic factors

Laryngoscope

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1877-1882

  To, Edward W H ^a,c   Lai, Eric C H ^a   Cheng, Jack H H ^a   Pang, Peter C W ^a   Williams, Michael D ^b   Teo, Peter M L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c St Teresa Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngectomy; Prognostic factors; Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036788556     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200210000-00033     Document Type: Article

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