Cutaneous Carcinoma of the Head and Neck with Clinical Features of Perineural Infiltration Treated with Radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 362-367

  Lin, Charles ^a,b   Tripcony, Lee ^a   Keller, Jacqui ^a   Poulsen, Michael ^b,c   Dickie, Graeme ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Mater Radiation Oncology Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Perineural infiltration; Radiotherapy; Skin carcinoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERINEURAL INVASION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877112959     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: 14332981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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