Is total glossectomy for advanced carcinoma of the tongue justified?

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-25

  Van Lieror, Anton C ^a   Basson, O L A ^a   Fagan, Johannes J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749120060     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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