Patients with an history of carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract are at high risk for recurrence or the development of new tumors in this region. In the majority of follow-up protocols, these patients undergo radiologic and endoscopic evaluation as a means of surveillance for the early detecti
Subsequent upper aerodigestive malignancies following treatment of esophageal cancer
β Scribed by Thomas D. Fogel; Louis B. Harrison; Yung H. Son
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 326 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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