Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the head and neck region: Clinicopathological correlation in 25 cases

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 921-927

  Susnerwala, S S ^a   Shanks, J H ^b   Banerjee, S S ^c   Scarffe, J H ^a   Farrington, W T ^c   Slevin, N J ^c  

^a Departments of 'Clinical Oncology   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extramedullary plasmacytoma; Grading; Head and neck; Plasmacytoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

MELPHALAN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031046329     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.162     Document Type: Article

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