Quality of life and functional outcomes in the management of early glottic carcinoma: A systematic review of studies comparing radiotherapy and transoral laser microsurgery

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-382

  Spielmann, P M ^a   Majumdar, S ^a   Morton, R P ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; EARLY CANCER; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MICROSURGERY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; SWALLOWING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSORAL LASER MICROSURGERY; VOICE; XEROSTOMIA;

GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LASER THERAPY; MICROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 78651505451     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2010.02191.x     Document Type: Review

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