Tumor volume is not an independent prognostic factor in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radiotherapy alone

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1437-1444

  Chua, Daniel T T ^a,b   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Leung, Lucullus H T ^a   Tai, K S ^a   Au, Gordon K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Early stage; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Tumor volume

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISKS;

PRIMARY TUMOR VOLUME (PTV);

TUMORS;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 1842476887     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.075     Document Type: Article

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