Sixty-two previously untreated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue were retrospectively analyzed. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Stage distribution was 1-3, II-7,III-24, and IV-28. The choice of treatment was nonrandomized. The local control was 10/ 18 with hig
Multimodal treatment for carcinoma of the base of tongue
β Scribed by Albert L. Blumberg; Karen K. Fu; Theodore L. Phillips
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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