Systematic review of the current evidence in the use of postoperative radiotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 481-489

  Brown, J S ^a,b   Shaw, R J ^a,b   Bekiroglu, F ^b   Rogers, S N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neck dissection; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Outcomes; Perineural invasion; Postoperative radiotherapy; Recurrence; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ORAL SURGERY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84864617839     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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