Central nervous system infection in patients with postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case-controlled study

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-421

  Liang, Kai Li ^a,b,c   Jiang, Rong San ^a,c   Lin, Jin Ching ^a   Chiu, Yu Jung ^a   Shiao, Jiun Yih ^a   Su, Mao Chang ^c   Hsin, Chung Han ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Central nervous system; Epidural abscess; Head and neck neoplasms; Infection; Meningitis; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OTITIS MEDIA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTIRRADIATED NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKULL BASE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349231434     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3336     Document Type: Article

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