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Nasopharyngeal Cancer Multidisciplinary Management /

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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lu, J. J. (Editor), Cooper, J. S. (Editor), Lee, A. W. M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Series:Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology,
Subjects:
Medicine.
Radiology, Medical.
Radiotherapy.
Oncology.
Otorhinolaryngology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Imaging / Radiology.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92810-2
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology
  • Pathogenesis and Etiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics of Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Including Angiogenesis)
  • Natural History, Presenting Symptoms and Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Familial Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Pathology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
  • Staging of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Prognostic Factors in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Early Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Highly Curative Disease by Radiation Therapy
  • Drug Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Cytotoxic and Targeted Therapy
  • Combined Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Cancer: The INT-0099 as a Proof of Principle
  • 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
  • Target Volume Delineation in the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Follow-up of Patients after Definitive Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Management of Patients with Failure Following Definitive Radiation Therapy: Re-irradiation in Patients with Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
  • Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Treatment-Related Complications and Quality of Life after Treatment of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Children
  • Subject Index
  • List of Contributors.

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