A retrospective analysis of 52 patients with malignant salivary gland tumors is reported. Seventeen patients received early postoperative radiation therapy and 16 (94%) were free of local or regional disease 2-14 years following initiation of therapy, although 14 were considered at high risk of deve
Radiation therapy in the treatment of aggressive fibromatoses (desmoid tumors)
โ Scribed by Krystyna D. Kiel; Herman D. Suit
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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