Management of the clinically negative neck (N0) of supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma: A systematic review

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-229

  Goudakos, J K ^a   Markou, K ^a   Nikolaou, A ^a   Themelis, C ^a   Vital, V ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Clinically negative neck; N0; Neck dissection; Supraglottic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX SURGERY; MEDLINE; NECK DISSECTION; NECK METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPIGLOTTIS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59649111563     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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