Surgical margin determination in head and neck oncology: Current clinical practice. The results of an International American Head and Neck Society member survey

Head and Neck

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 952-958

  Meier, Jeremy D ^a   Oliver, Dana A ^a   Varvares, Mark A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Frozen sections; Head and neck cancer; Surgical margins

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DYSPLASIA; FROZEN SECTION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FROZEN SECTIONS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644593345     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20269     Document Type: Review

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