Lymphedema management in head and neck cancer

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Smith, Brad G ^a   Lewin, Jan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Head and neck; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; OCTREOTIDE; SELEN; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHAGIA; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952386426     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283393799     Document Type: Review

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