Development or existence of non-metastatic lymph nodes in the previously operated neck: A good prognostic sign for oromaxillary squamous cell carcinoma?

Oral Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 404-415

  Yoshimura, Yasuro ^a   Nariai, Yoshiki ^a   Obara, Seiji ^a   Mishima, Koichi ^a   Yoshimura, Hitoshi ^a   Maruyama, Riruke ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neck dissection; Neck recurrence; Non metastatic lymph node; Oral and maxillary sinus cancers; Prognostic sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MAXILLA CANCER; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15244348125     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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