## Abstract ## Background. To define the role of planned neck dissection after definitive radiotherapy for patients with nodeβpositive squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. ## Methods. Review of the pertinent literature. ## Results. Radiotherapy alone produces a relatively high likelih
Outcomes for N3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Managed with Definitive Radiotherapy
β Scribed by M.M. Wagner; J.J. Caudell; J.A. Bonner
- Book ID
- 108150316
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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