Pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery branch following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-313

  Huang, Cheng Hua ^a   Hsu, Shih Wei ^a   Wang, Sheng Lan ^b   Chen, Hui Chun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External carotid artery; Microcoil embolization; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Pseudoaneurysm; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; SORE THROAT; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447625767     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hym019     Document Type: Article

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