Development and external validation of nomograms to predict the risk of skeletal metastasis at the time of diagnosis and skeletal metastasis-free survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract Background The skeletal system is the most common site of distant metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); various prognostic factors have been reported for skeletal metastasis, though most studies have focused on a single factor. We aimed to establish nomograms to effectively predict...

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Main Authors: Lin Yang, Liangping Xia, Yan Wang, Shasha He, Haiyang Chen, Shaobo Liang, Peijian Peng, Shaodong Hong, Yong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3630-9