Radiation-induced cranial neuropathy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A follow-up study

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-286

  Rong, X ^a   Tang, Y ^a   Chen, M ^b   Lu, K ^a   Peng, Y ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve; Facial neuropathy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIATION FIELD; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862679336     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-011-0047-2     Document Type: Article

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