Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the young: A spectrum or a distinct group? Part 1

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-248

  Toner, M ^a,b,c   O'Regan, E M ^a,b,c  

^a DUBLIN DENTAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Etiology; Head and neck cancer; Malignancy; Squamous cell carcinoma; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349213226     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-009-0135-0     Document Type: Article

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