Cervical neck dissection for complete responders in head-and-neck: A utilitarian ideal? in regard to Thariat et al "prediction of neck dissection requirement after definitive radiotherapy for head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma." (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012;82:e367-e374)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 768-

  Puri, Abhishek ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DISTANT METASTASIS; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; NECK DISSECTION; NOTE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84861613479     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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