An outline of the history of head and neck oncology

Oral Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-9

  Folz, Benedikt J ^a   Silver, Carl E ^b   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^c   Fagan, Johannes J ^d   Pratt, Loring W ^e   Weir, Neil ^f   Seitz, Daniela ^a   Ferlito, Alfio ^c  

^a Karl Hansen Medical Center   (Germany)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Head and neck oncology; History; Laryngeal cancer; Neck dissection; Oral cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; PLATINUM; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT; TEROPTERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX TUMOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LARYNX CANCER; LARYNX TUMOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; MEDLINE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECK METASTASIS; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; SKIN CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 37049019248     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.05.007     Document Type: Review

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