Reduction of occult metastatic disease by extension of the supraomohyoid neck dissection to include level IV

Head and Neck

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 758-762

  Crean, St John ^a   Hoffman, A ^a   Potts, John ^a   Fardy, M J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended supraomohyoid; Level IV; Neck dissection; Occult metastatic disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTENDED SUPRAOMOHYOID NECK DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; NECK DISSECTION; NECK FAILURE; NECK INJURY; OCCULT CANCER; OCCULT METASTATIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAOMOHYOID NECK DISSECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 0041886796     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10282     Document Type: Article

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