Elective neck treatment versus observation in patients with T1/T2 N0 squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Keski Säntti, Harri ^a   Atula, Timo ^a   Törnwall, Jyrki ^a   Koivunen, Petri ^b   Mäkitie, Antti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elective neck dissection; Mobile tongue tumour; Occult metastasis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TONGUE TUMOR;

EID: 29244489276     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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