Cerebral radionecrosis with cystic degeneration following radiotherapy for nasal cavity squamous cell carcinoma: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 308-312

  Hsu, Ying Che ^a   Ho, Kuen Yao ^a   Kuo, Wen Rei ^a   Wang, Ling Feng ^a   Lee, Ka Wo ^a   Huang, Shiuh Lin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain; Radionecrosis

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIONECROSIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOSE CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; SEIZURE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 3142766027     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70123-8     Document Type: Article

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