Primary tumour volume: Important predictor of outcome for T3- and T4-staged nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-257

  Chen, Mu Kuan ^a,b   Lee, Hong Shen ^c   Chang, Cheng Chuan ^a,b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Predictor; Primary tumour volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 14844295093     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.03002     Document Type: Article

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