Brain radionecrosis in patients irradiated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: about nine cases;Radionécrose cérébrale chez les patients irradiés pour cancer du nasopharynx : à propos de neuf cas

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 234-240

  Nasr Ben Ammar, C ^a   Chaari, N ^a   Kochbati, L ^a   Attia, I ^a   Ben Hamadi, D ^a   Chebbi, A ^a   Saadi, A ^a   Besbes, M ^a   Maalej, M ^a  

^a SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Brain radionecrosis; Fractionation; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN REGION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34648830578     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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