Post-operative radiation therapy for advanced-stage oropharyngeal cancer

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 920-924

  Hansen, Eric ^a   Panwala, Kathryn ^a   Holland, John ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oropharyngeal Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; OROPHARYNX CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036851527     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/00222150260369462     Document Type: Article

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