Reirradiation for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Treatment results and prognostic factors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 388-394

  Öksüz, Didem Çolpan ^a   Meral, Gülşen ^a   Uzel, Ömer ^a   Çagatay, Pembe ^a   Turkan, Sedat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy; Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; IRRADIATION; TUMORS;

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; REIRRADIATION; SURVIVAL RATES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4544388145     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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