Radiation therapy in the treatment of minor salivary gland tumors

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 492-497

  Salgado, Lucas R ^a   Spratt, Daniel E ^a   Riaz, Nadeem ^a   Romesser, Paul B ^a   Wolden, Suzanne ^a   Rao, Shyam ^a   Chin, Christine ^a   Hong, Julian C ^a   Wong, Richard ^a   Lee, Nancy Y ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Minor salivary gland; Radiation therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914670452     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31827e54e5     Document Type: Article

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