Development of cavernous haemangioma following radical chemo-radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 925-927

  Ellenbogen, J R ^a   Joshi, S M ^a   Kitchen, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavernous Hemangioma; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; LYMPH NODE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTALGIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION FIELD; SPHENOID;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450161843     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003605     Document Type: Article

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