The erbB oncogenes as prognostic markers in oral squamous cell carcinomas

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 681-683

  Werkmeister, Richard ^a,b   Brandt, Burkhard ^a   Joos, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund und Kiefer Gesichtschirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ONCOGENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, ERBB-2; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030456395     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00304-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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