Delayed irradiation effects on nasal epithelium in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. An ultrastructural study

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 474-480

  Chen, Wen Pin ^b   Lou, Pei Jen ^a   Tai, Chung Chieh ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Irradiation; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SICKNESS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0345104425     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910800510     Document Type: Article

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