Surgical treatment of cervical node metastases from squamous carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract: Evaluation of the evidence for modifications of neck dissection

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 907-915

  Buckley, J Graham ^a   Feber, Trish ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Macmillan Head and Neck Cancer Nurse   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Head and neck neoplasms; Lymphatic metastasis; Quality of life; Radical neck dissection; Squamous cell; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034827758     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.1131     Document Type: Review

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