Cerebral radionecrosis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 452-459

  Hsu, Ying Che ^a   Wang, Ling Feng ^a   Lee, Ka Wo ^a   Ho, Kuen Yao ^a   Huang, Chih Jen ^a   Kuo, Wen Rei ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radionecrosis

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL RADIONECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 27844472665     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70150-0     Document Type: Review

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