The relationship between nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor volume and TNM T-classification: A quantitative analysis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-174

  Zhou, Jia Yin ^a   Chong, Vincent F H ^b   Khoo, James B K ^c   Chan, Kap Luk ^a,d   Huang, Jing ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prognostic factor; TNM classification; Tumor volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845749024     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0163-2     Document Type: Article

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