Squamous carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx in children: A distinct clinical entity?

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 322-324

  Siddiqui, Farzan ^a   Sarin, Rajiv ^a   Prakash Agarwal, Jai ^a   Thotathil, Ziad ^a   Mistry, Rajesh ^a   Dinshaw, Ketayun A ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Management dilemma; Pediatric SCC; SCC etiology

Indexed keywords

IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SORE THROAT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037402589     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10291     Document Type: Article

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