Patterns of lymph node spread and its influence on outcome in resectable parotid cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 932-937

  Klussmann, J P ^a   Ponert, T ^a   Mueller, R P ^a   Dienes, H P ^a   Guntinas Lichius, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Locoregional metastasis; Prognostic factors; Salivary gland; Treatment results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK DISSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; PAROTIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749101748     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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