Head and neck cancer: The importance of oxygen

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 5 I, 2000, Pages 697-707

  Terris, David J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microelectrode; Necrosis; Oxygen tension; Tumor biology; Variance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NECROSIS; OXYGEN TENSION; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOLID TUMOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 0034020976     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200005000-00001     Document Type: Article

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