Neck dissection in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue;Esvaziamento cervical no carcinoma epidermóide da tonsila

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-31

  Amar, Ali ^c   Curioni, Otávio Alberto ^c   Franzi, Sergio Altino ^c   Ortelado, Daniel Knabben ^c   Rapoport, Abrão ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Lymph node; Metastasis; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444430709     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992005000100006     Document Type: Article

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