Prospective randomized study of selective neck dissection versus observation for no neck of early tongue carcinoma

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 765-772

  Yuen, Anthony Po Wing ^a   Ho, Chiu Ming ^b   Chow, Tam Lin ^c   Tang, Lap Chiu ^d   Cheung, Wing Yung ^b   Ng, Raymond Wai Man ^a   Wei, William Ignace ^a   Kong, Chi Kwan ^e   Book, Kwok Shing ^e   Yuen, Wai Cheung ^f   Lam, Alfred King Yin ^g   Yuen, Nancy Wah Fun ^c   Trendell Smith, Nigel Jeremy ^h   Chan, Yue Wai ^a   Wong, Birgitta Yee Hang ^a   Li, George Kam Hop ^a   Ho, Ambrose Chung Wai ^a   Ho, Wai Ho ^a   Wong, Sau Yan ^a   Yao, Tzy Jyun ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Dissection; Neck; Randomized; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANT METASTASIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONGUE CANCER; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

EID: 67049100822     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21033     Document Type: Article

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