## BACKGROUND. Distant metastases are common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and their presence is the most important factor iri limiting survival. We aimed to study the prognosticators determining survival subsequent to distant metastasis from NPC. ## METHODS. A study by both
Distant Metastasis of Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Nasopharyngeal Type
✍ Scribed by Tao, Yungan ;Bidault, François ;Bosq, Jacques ;Bourhis, Jean
- Book ID
- 121009421
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2296-5270
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