Management of the clinically negative neck in patients with carcinoma of the oral tongue remains a complex and controversial subject. While statistical proof of the value of elective neck dissection in tongue cancer remains elusive, the high incidence of occult cervical metastases, even with small p
Elective neck irradiation in the treatment of cancer of the oral tongue
โ Scribed by Felix Leborgne; Jose H. Leborgne; Luis A. Barlocci; Bettys Ortega
- Book ID
- 103722268
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 612 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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