Salvage neck dissection for cervical recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 725-729

  Lawrence Yen, K ^a,b   Hsu, Lee Ping ^a,b   Sheen, Tzung Shialm ^a,b   Chang, Yen Liang ^a,b   Hsu, Mow Ming ^a,b  

^a KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030743593     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900070069011     Document Type: Article

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