Radical external beam radiotherapy for 333 squamous carcinomas of the oral cavity - Evaluation of late morbidity and a watch policy for the clinically negative neck

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-29

  Turner, S L ^a   Slevin, N J ^a   Gupta, N K ^a   Swindell, R ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local control; Morbidity; Oral cavity; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029906121     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)91785-5     Document Type: Article

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