Cervical lymph node metastasis from an unknown primary: Is a tonsillectomy necessary?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 291-296

  Lapeyre, Michel ^a   Malissard, Luc ^a   Peiffert, Didier ^a   Hoffstetter, Sylvette ^a   Toussaint, Bruno ^b   Renier, Stéphane ^b   Dolivet, Gilles ^a   Geoffrois, Lionel ^a   Fichet, Virginie ^a   Simon, Claude ^a   Bey, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical metastasis; Epidermoid carcinoma; Head and neck; Radiotherapy; Unknown primary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0030881038     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00321-0     Document Type: Article

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