Pseudoaneurysm of the superior thyroid artery following radiotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-190

  Ernemann, Ulrike ^a   Schäfer, Juergen ^a   Herrmann, Cornelia ^a   Plasswilm, Ludwig ^a   Plontke, Stefan ^a   Skalej, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid blowout syndrome; Embolization; Pseudoaneurysm; Radiation vasculopathy; Superior thyroid artery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037318568     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200215     Document Type: Article

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