Postoperative radiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: The importance of the overall treatment time

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 693-700

  Langendijk, J A ^a   De Jong, M A ^a   Leemans, Ch R ^a   De Bree, R ^a   Smeele, L E ^a   Doornaert, P ^a   Slotman, B J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Overall treatment time; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CELLS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

RISK FACTORS;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CODING; PERINEURIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141615692     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00624-2     Document Type: Article

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