Detection of local failures after management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A prospective, controlled trial

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1230-1234

  Ragab, S M ^a,c   Erfan, F A ^a   Khalifa, M A ^a   Korayem, E M ^b   Tawfik, H A ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b Menoufya Liver Institute   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 54949132624     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002016     Document Type: Article

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