International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1181-1189 , 1 August 2001

Is the 1997 AJCC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma prognostically useful for Chinese patient populations?

  • Jun Ma, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Jun Ma, M.D., Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou 510060, P. R. China. Tel: +86-20-87765368 ext. 5211; Fax: +86-20-87754506
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  • Hai-Qiang Mai, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Ming-Huang Hong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Nian-Ji Cui, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Tai-Xiang Lu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Li-Xia Lu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Hao-Yuan Mo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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  • Hua-Qing Min, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

,Accepted 21 February 2001.

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
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