Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region counts in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck after irradiation and chemotherapy

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 74-76

  Hammer, D S ^a   Herberhold, C ^a   Pfeifer, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Nucleolar organizer region; Radiotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031915787     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004050050022     Document Type: Article

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