Surgical management of radiation‐induced temporal lobe necrosis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Report of 14 cases

Radiation‐induced temporal lobe necrosis is a rare and serious late complication in irradiated patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Treatment of radiation‐induced temporal lobe necrosis with surgery has been seldom thoroughly investigated.

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