The impact of pathologic close margin on the survival of patients with early stage oral squamous cell carcinoma

Oral Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 623-628

  Chen, Tseng Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Cheng Ping ^a   Ko, Jenq Yuh ^a   Yang, Tsung Lin ^a   Lou, Pei Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Adverse feature; Early stage oral cancer; Pathologic close margin; Positive margin; Recurrence; Safe margin; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84862790816     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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