Staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Suggestions for improving the current UICC/AJCC Staging System

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-276

  Lee, A W N ^a   Au, J S K ^b   Teo, P M L ^c   Leung, T W ^d   Chua, D T T ^e   Sze, W M ^a   Zee, B C Y ^f   Law, S C K ^b   Leung, S F ^c   Tung, S Y ^d   Kwong, D L W ^e   Lau, W H ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prognostication; TNM staging

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2542519941     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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