## Abstract Irradiation impairs wound healing owing to reduced vascularity with an increased susceptibility to infection. The case histories of 4 patients with carcinoma of the larynx who have had irradiation and subsequent laryngectomies followed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy are described. It is t
Cancer cells in wound washings in head and neck surgery
โ Scribed by Eugene Burke; Kumao Sako
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1960
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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