Level IIb lymph node metastasis in elective neck dissection of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1017-1021

  Lee, Sei Young ^a   Lim, Young Chang ^b   Song, Mee Hyun ^c   Lee, Jin Seok ^c   Koo, Bon Seok ^c   Choi, Eun Chang ^c  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Neck dissection; Oropharynx

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 33750001675     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.12.023     Document Type: Article

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