Incidence of hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Medical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-94

  Ülger, Şükran ^a   Ülger, Zekeriya ^a   Yildiz, Ferah ^a   Özyar, Enis ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Nasopharyngeal cancer; Radiotherapy; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHILD; HEAD; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NECK; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 34548755480     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02685908     Document Type: Article

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