Challenging a dogma - Surgery yields superior long-term results for T1a squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx compared to radiotherapy

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 692-698

  Thurnher, D ^a   Erovic, B M ^a   Frommlet, F ^a   Brannath, W ^a   Ehrenberger, K ^a   Jansen, B ^a   Selzer, E ^a   Grasl, M C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Early glottic cancer; Endolaryngeal laser surgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 43449124399     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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