Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor in lymph node metastases of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 410-414

  Riedel, F ^a   Bergler, W ^a   Baker Schreyer, A ^a   Juncker, C ^a   Hormann K ^a  

^a MEDICAL FACULTY MANNHEIM HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EGF; EGF receptor; Head and neck tumors; Lymph nodes; Metastases; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030663668     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218993     Document Type: Article

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