Management and outcome of cervical lymph nod metastases of unknown primary sites: A retrospective study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 484-487

  Yalin, Y ^a   Pingzhang, T ^a   Smith, G I ^b   Ilankovan, V ^b  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0036905504     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266435602002449     Document Type: Article

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