Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Current management approaches

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 469-473

  Smee, Robert I ^a   Meagher, Nicola S ^a   Broadley, Kathryn ^a   Ho, Timothy ^a   Williams, Janet R ^a   Bridger, G Patrick ^a  

^a The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; IMRT; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049443209     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181b4b037     Document Type: Article

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