Brachytherapy and external radiation for carcinoma of the base of tongue: Implantation of the primary tumor and cervical adenopathy

Journal of Brachytherapy International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 211-223

  Demanes, D J ^a   Samaranayake, R P ^a   Cmelak, A ^a   Cruz, R ^a   Rodriguez, R R ^a  

^a California Endocurietherapy Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Base of Tongue Cancer; Brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NECK METASTASIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034444254     PISSN: 10944540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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