Improved outcome of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with conventional radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1451-1458

  Palazzi, Mauro ^a   Guzzo, Marco ^a   Tomatis, Stefano ^a   Cerrotta, Annamaria ^a   Potepan, Paolo ^a   Quattrone, Pasquale ^a   Cantù, Giulio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consecutive series; Conventional radiotherapy; Late effects; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL RATES; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA (NPC); TUMOR HISTOLOGY;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSIMETERS; HISTOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044266504     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.059     Document Type: Article

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