Functional and oncologic results following transoral laser microsurgical excision of base of tongue carcinoma

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-69

  Camp, April A ^a   Fundakowski, Christopher ^a   Petruzzelli, Guy J ^a   Emami, Bahman ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EXCISION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METASTASIS; MICROSURGERY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TONGUE SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSORAL LASER MICROSURGICAL EXCISION; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67549112056     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.02.028     Document Type: Article

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