Metastases to level IIb in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-190

  Lea, Jane ^a   Bachar, Gideon ^a   Sawka, Anna M ^b   Lakra, Deepak C ^a   Gilbert, Ralph W ^a   Irish, Jonathan C ^a   Brown, Dale H ^a   Gullane, Patrick J ^a   Goldstein, David P ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Level IIb; Meta analysis; Neck dissection; Oral cavity; Squamous cell carcinoma; Submuscular recess; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NECK DISSECTION;

EID: 74749101545     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21163     Document Type: Article

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