Management of the clinically negative cervical lymph nodes in patients with non-conventional squamous carcinoma of the larynx

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 619-623

  Ferlito, Alfio ^a   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a   Devaney, Kenneth O ^b   Carbone, Antonino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Laryngeal neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Radical neck dissection; Squamous cell

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MESENCHYMOMA; NECK DISSECTION; PATHOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032774837     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100144688     Document Type: Short Survey

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