Lymph node metastasis of early oral tongue cancer after interstitial radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-146

  Yamazaki, Hideya ^a,b,c   Inoue, Takehiro ^b   Yoshida, Ken ^b   Tanaka, Eiichi ^b   Yoshioka, Yasuo ^b   Nakamura, Hironobu ^b   Furukawa, Souhei ^b   Shimizutani, Kimishige ^b   Kakimoto, Naoya ^b   Inoue, Toshihiko ^b  

^a TOYONAKA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Early tongue cancer; Lymph node metastasis

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

DOSE RATES;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; JAPAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 0346993592     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01459-7     Document Type: Article

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