Is interstitial implantation essential for successful radiotherapeutic treatment of base of tongue carcinoma?
β Scribed by Robert L Foote; James T Parsons; William M Mendenhall; Rodney R Million; Nicholas J Cassisi; Scott P Stringer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 768 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## Abstract ## Background. The purpose of this study was to examine the longβterm outcome of a cohort of patients with unresected base of tongue carcinoma who received interstitial brachytherapy after comprehensive external beam radiation therapy. ## Methods. Between 1983 and 2000, 122 patients