Subdividing the M1 stage of liver metastasis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma to better predict metastatic survival

Medical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1349-1355

  Pan, Changchuan ^a   He, Ni ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Gu, Yangkui ^a   Huang, Zilin ^a   Li, Wang ^a   Xia, Yunfei ^a   Wu, Peihong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Liver metastasis; M1 stage; Metastatic survival; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655170237     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: 1559131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9643-8     Document Type: Article

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