Radiofrequency induced thermotherapy: An alternative palliative treatment modality in head and neck cancer

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 532-536

  Liukko, Tommi ^a   Mäkitie, Antti A ^a   Markkola, Antti ^a   Ylikoski, Jukka ^a   Bäck, Leif ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electric surgery; Head and neck oncology; Palliative care; Radiofrequency induced thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERATOR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; MAXILLA SINUS CARCINOMA; MELANOMA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NECK TUMOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PAROTID GLAND; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SKIN TUMOR; SOLID TUMOR; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745102811     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-005-0006-6     Document Type: Article

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