Microvascular histopathology in head and neck oncology

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-144

  Stavrianos, S D ^a   McLean, N R ^b   Fellows, S ^c   Hodgkinson, P D ^b   Kostaki, A ^e   Kelly, C G ^c   Soames, J V ^d  

^a SAINT SAVVAS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Histopathology; Microvascular anastomosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE SKIN GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MICROVASCULATURE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECIPIENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FLAP;

EID: 0038142821     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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