Nasopharyngeal Cancer Multidisciplinary Management /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lu, J. J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cooper, J. S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lee, A. W. M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

The past decade has witnessed significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer. Radiation therapy, used with curative intent, has undergone important technological advances, and combined chemotherapy and radiation has also become an established option. As a result, outcom...

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• The Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Pathogenesis and Etiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Molecular Signaling Pathways in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Natural History, Presenting Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Familial Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Pathology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Carcinoma of Nasopharynx
• Prognostic Factors in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Early Stage Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Highly Curative Disease with Radiation Therapy
• Drug Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Cytotoxic and Targeted Therapy
• The Intergroup 0099 Trial for Nasopharyngeal Cancer: History, Perceptions, and Transitions
• Concurrent Chemotherapy-Enhanced Radiation: Trials and Conclusions
• Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Trials and Conclusions
• Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Advances in the Technology of Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Selection and Delineation of Target Volumes in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Post-treatment Follow-Up of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Management of Patients with Failure Following Definitive Radiation Therapy: Reirradiation in Patients with Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Surgery for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Systemic Treatment for Incurable Recurrent and/or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Long-Term Complications in the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
• Staging of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.