Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 913-916

  Robbins, K Thomas ^a   Ferlito, Alfio ^b   Suárez, Carlos ^c,d   Brizel, David M ^e   Bradley, Patrick J ^f   Pellitteri, Phillip K ^g   Clayman, Gary L ^h   Kowalski, Luiz P ⁱ   Genden, Eric M ^j   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d Oviedo   (Spain)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Hd Neck Surg O   (Brazil)

^j MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; FIBROSIS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8844261205     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.08.022     Document Type: Editorial

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