Elective neck dissection or "watchful waiting": Optimal management strategy for early stage NO tongue carcinoma using decision analysis techniques

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1646-1650

  Song, Tao ^a   Bi, Nan ^b   Gui, Lai ^a   Peng, Zhe ^a  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Elective neck dissection; Occult metastasis; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EARLY CANCER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK DISSECTION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949152332     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200809010-00010     Document Type: Article

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