Neurosurgical interventions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single institution experience
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Neurosurgical interventions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single institution experience
BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a frequent head and neck cancer in southern China and Southeast Asia. The majority of NPC patients are managed by radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and head and neck surgeons. Actually, neurosurgical interventions are warranted under specific circumstances. In this article, we described our experience as neurosurgeons in the management of NP...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-227