Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: The role of the Epstein-Barr virus

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Chu, Eugene A ^a   Wu, Julie M ^a   Tunkel, David E ^a   Ishman, Stacey L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; VIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49449115739     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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