Recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the parotid region after parotid-gland-sparing radiotherapy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 655-660

  Lin, Deng Shan ^a   Jen, Yee Min ^a   Lee, Jih Chin ^a   Liu, Shao Cheng ^a   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Parotid gland sparing radiotherapy; Periparotid recurrence

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; PAROTIDECTOMY; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 80054021218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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