American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 300-304 , September 2009

Preirradiation sinus mucosal disease in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

  • Chi-Che Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Hung Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ta-Jen Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 3 3281200x3967; fax: +886 3 3979361.
    • ,
  • Chi-Cheng Chuang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 19 February 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00115-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.06.014

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 300-304 , September 2009

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