Prognostic significance of computed tomography in tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 190-196

  Verschuur, H P ^a   Marcy, P Y ^b   Granon, C ^b   Bensadoun, R J ^b   Dassonville, O ^b   Schneider, M ^b   Demard, F ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030992904     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(97)90081-8     Document Type: Article

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