Salvage treatment for isolated regional failure of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after primary radiotherapy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1001-1008

  Lo, Wu Chia ^a,e   Wang, Cheng Ping ^b,c   Ko, Jeng Yuh ^b   Lou, Pei Jen ^b   Yang, Tsung Lin ^b   Wang, Chun Wei ^b   Hu, Ya Ling ^b,d   Chen, Tseng Cheng ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84862252904     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-2018-3     Document Type: Article

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