Elective irradiation of the N0 neck in squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 803-813

  Shasha, D ^a   Harrison, L B ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0031769372     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(05)70088-8     Document Type: Article

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