Hypothyroidism After Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1133-1139

  Wu, Yuan Hua ^a   Wang, Hung Ming ^b   Chen, Hellen Hi Wen ^a   Lin, Chien Yu ^b   Chen, Eric Yen Chao ^b   Fan, Kang Hsing ^b   Huang, Shiang Fu ^b   Chen, I How ^b   Liao, Chun Ta ^b   Cheng, Ann Joy ^b,c   Chang, Joseph Tung Chieh ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CONFORMAL THERAPY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; POST TREATMENT; PREDICTIVE FACTORS; REIRRADIATION; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; STUDY GROUPS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NECK ELECTRON BOOST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SEX FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449115294     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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