Early glottic cancer: The influence of primary treatment on voice preservation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1025-1032

  Lesnicar, Hotimir ^a   Smid, Lojze ^b   Zakotnik, Branko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Early glottic cancer; Larynx preservation; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; VOICE;

EID: 17744403588     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00423-3     Document Type: Article

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