Central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A report of two patients and a review of the literature

Cancer

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 398-405

  Ngan, Roger K C ^a,b   Yiu, Harry H Y ^a   Cheng, Harold K M ^a   Chan, John K C ^a   Sin, Vai Chong ^a   Lau, Wai Hon ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Clinical Oncology ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Central nervous system metastasis; Cerebrospinal fluid spread; Epstein Barr virus encoded RNA stain; Hematogenous spread; In situ hybridization; Intradural metastasis; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Occipital lobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DURA MATER; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FATAL OUTCOME; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0037080439     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10179     Document Type: Article

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