Prediction of radiosensitivity of oral cancers by serial cytological assay of nuclear changes

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-65

  Bhattathiri, Narayanan V ^a   Bharathykkutty, Chandralekha ^a   Prathapan, Remani ^a   Chirayathmanjiyil, Davis A ^a   Nair, Krishnan M ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Cytokinesis; Cytology; Micronucleation; Multinucleation; Nuclear bud; Oral cancer; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUTH CANCER; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0032435893     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00077-2     Document Type: Article

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