The density of metastatic lymph node as prognostic factor in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 86-90

  Amar, Ali ^a,b,c   Rapoport, Abrão ^a,b   Curioni, Otávio Alberto ^a,b   Dedivitis, Rogério Aparecido ^a,b   Cernea, Cláudio Roberto ^a,b   Brandão, Lenine Garcia ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Lymphatic metastasis; Mouth neoplasms; Prognosis; Tongue neoplasms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862895143     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000300015     Document Type: Article

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