Endoscopic microwave coagulation therapy for early recurrent T1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1107-1110

  Mai, Hai Qiang ^a   Mo, Hao Yuan ^a   Deng, Jing Feng ^b   Deng, Man Quan ^a   Mai, Wei Yuan ^c   Huang, Xiao Ming ^d   Guo, Xiang ^a   Hong, Ming Huang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Local recurrence; Microwave coagulation; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC MICROWAVE COAGULATION THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NECROSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64049106902     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.02.028     Document Type: Article

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