Nasopharyngectomy: Does the approach to the nasopharynx influence survival?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Vlantis, Alexander C ^a   Yu, Brian K H ^a   Kam, Michael K M ^a   Hung, Terry ^a   Lo, Phoebe S Y ^a   King, Ann D ^a   Tong, Michael C F ^a   van Hasselt, C Andrew ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGECTOMY; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 45549089764     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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