The concept of a planned neck dissection is obsolete

Cancer Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 472-474

  Corry, June ^a,b   Smith, Jennifer G ^a,b   Peters, Lester J ^a,b  

^a Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute ^*

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; NECK DISSECTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; NECK DISSECTION;

EID: 0035514989     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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