The impact of surgical margin status and use of an interstitial implant on T1,T2 oral tongue cancers after surgery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1039-1043

  Clifford Chao, K S ^a,c   Emami, Bahman ^a   Akhileswaran, R ^b   Simpson, Joseph ^a   Spector, Gershon ^a   Sessions, Donald ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KMC   (India)

^c Radiation Oncology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Neoplasm; Oral tongue; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030443679     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00424-5     Document Type: Article

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