Staging of head and neck cancer
β Scribed by W. Baker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 479 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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β¦ Synopsis
Revised staging systems for cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, the major salivary glands, and the thyroid are presented. The staging has been accepted by both the American Joint Committee on Cancer and the International Union Against Cancer and is gaining worldwide acceptance.
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