Prognostic factors and long-term outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children and adolescents

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1122-1127

  Hu, Songliu ^a   Xu, Xiangying ^a   Xu, Jianyu ^a   Xu, Qingyong ^a   Liu, Shanshan ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Prognosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874597474     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24458     Document Type: Article

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