Parapharyngeal Extension of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Still a Significant Factor in Era of Modern Radiotherapy?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1082-1089

  Ng, Wai T ^a   Chan, Siu H ^a   Lee, Anne W M ^a   Lau, Kam Y ^a   Yau, Tze K ^a   Hung, Wai M ^a   Lee, Michael C H ^a   Choi, Cheuk W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Parapharyngeal space; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMOTHERAPY; DECISION MAKING; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOM VARIABLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESONANCE;

BOOSTING; CANCER CLASSIFICATIONS; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPIES; DISTANT METASTASIS; LOCAL CONTROLS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMATA; OVERALL SURVIVAL RATES; OVERALL SURVIVALS; PARAPHARYNGEAL SPACE; PARAPHARYNGEAL SPACES; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; PROGNOSTIC VALUES; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; UNIVARIATE; WITH OR WITHOUT;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54049102048     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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