Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of the head and neck

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-169

  Paleri, Vinidh ^a   Robinson, Max ^b   Bradley, Patrick ^c  

^a Newcastle NHS Hospital Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma; Salivary gland malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 40449092097     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282f70441     Document Type: Review

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