Patterns of level II node metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-32

  Wang, XiaoShen ^a   Li, LongGen ^a   Hu, ChaoSu ^a   Zhou, ZhengRong ^a   Ying, HongMei ^a   Ding, JianHui ^a   Feng, Yan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Level II lymph node; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 53049104946     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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