Treatment of early-stage glottic cancer: Meta-analysis comparison of laser excision versus radiotherapy

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 603-612

  Higgins, Kevin M ^a   Shah, Manish D ^a   Ogaick, Maurice J ^a   Enepekides, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laryngeal cancer; Meta analysis; Radiation therapy; Transoral laser surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSORAL LASER SURGERY; VOICE;

GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LASER THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 73449136383     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.080235     Document Type: Article

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