Pre-Treatment Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen for Predicting the Aggressiveness of Pharyngolaryngeal Carcinoma

Hsuan-Ho Chen; Hung-Ming Wang; Kang-Hsing Fan; Chien-Yu Lin; Tzu-Chen Yen; Chun-Ta Liao; I-How Chen; Chung-Jan Kang; Shiang-Fu Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055327

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Pre-Treatment Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen for Predicting the Aggressiveness of Pharyngolaryngeal Carcinoma

Hsuan-Ho Chen,

Affiliations Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Hung-Ming Wang,

Affiliations Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Kang-Hsing Fan,

Affiliations Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chien-Yu Lin,

Affiliations Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Tzu-Chen Yen,

Affiliations Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chun-Ta Liao,

Affiliations Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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I-How Chen,

Affiliations Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chung-Jan Kang,

Affiliations Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Shiang-Fu Huang

* E-mail: shiangfu.huang@gmail.com

Affiliations Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Pre-Treatment Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen for Predicting the Aggressiveness of Pharyngolaryngeal Carcinoma

Hsuan-Ho Chen,
Hung-Ming Wang,
Kang-Hsing Fan,
Chien-Yu Lin,
Tzu-Chen Yen,
Chun-Ta Liao,
I-How Chen,
Chung-Jan Kang,
Shiang-Fu Huang

Published: January 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055327

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