Significance of tumour volume measurements in tongue cancer: A novel role in staging

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 632-637

  Chew, Min H ^a   Khoo, James B K ^b   Chong, Vincent F H ^c   Tai, Bee C ^d   Soo, Kee C ^a,b   Lim, Dennis T H ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

MRI; Staging; Tongue cancer; Tumour volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONGUE CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 34447343368     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04176.x     Document Type: Article

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