Impact of submandibular gland excision on salivary gland function in head and neck cancer patients

Oral Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-354

  Jaguar, G C ^a   Lima, E N P ^a   Kowalski, L P ^a   Pellizon, A C ^a   Carvalho, A L ^b   Alves, F A ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b BARRETOS CANCER HOSPITAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyposalivation; Neck dissection; Oral cancer; Salivary flow; Scintigraphy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND FUNCTION; SALIVARY GLAND SCINTISCANNING; SALIVATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77950861333     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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