Does MRI-Detected Cranial Nerve Involvement Affect the Prognosis of Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy?

Jingfeng Zong; Shaojun Lin; Yunbin Chen; Bingyi Wang; Youping Xiao; Jin Lin; Rui Li; Jianji Pan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100571

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Does MRI-Detected Cranial Nerve Involvement Affect the Prognosis of Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy?

Jingfeng Zong,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Shaojun Lin,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Yunbin Chen,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Bingyi Wang,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Youping Xiao,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Jin Lin,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Rui Li,

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Jianji Pan

* E-mail: panjianji@126.com

Affiliations Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Does MRI-Detected Cranial Nerve Involvement Affect the Prognosis of Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy?

Jingfeng Zong,
Shaojun Lin,
Yunbin Chen,
Bingyi Wang,
Youping Xiao,
Jin Lin,
Rui Li,
Jianji Pan

Published: June 25, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100571

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