Cranial nerve involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Response to radiotherapy and its clinical impact

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 340-345

  Li, Jian Cheng ^a,c   Mayr, Nina A ^b   Yuh, William T C ^b   Wang, Jian Z ^b   Jiang, Guo Liang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve palsy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Neurologic recovery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKULL BASE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE; TUMOR REGRESSION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646683050     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500504     Document Type: Article

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