Increased expression of epidermal growth factor receptor in normal epithelium adjacent to head and neck carcinomas independent of tobacco and alcohol abuse

Oral Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-8

  Van Oijen, M G C T ^a   Rijksen, G ^a   Ten Broek, F W ^a   Slootweg, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor receptor; Field cancerisation; Head and neck cancer; Immunohistochemistry; Oral mucosa; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOKING;

EID: 0031693838     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1998.tb00247.x     Document Type: Article

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