Paediatric nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma: A case series and literature review

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Healy, J N ^a   Borg, M F ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

nasopharyngeal neoplasms; nasopharynx; paediatrics; radiotherapy; rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

CASE STUDY; CATARACT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNGEAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955784236     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02187.x     Document Type: Review

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