## Abstract ## Background. We report the University of Florida experience with softβpalate carcinoma treated with radiotherapy alone or combined with adjuvant chemotherapy and/or neck dissection for residual disease in the neck. ## Methods. A total of 145 patients treated with curative intent fr
The role of definitive radiation therapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue
β Scribed by Leroy J. Korb; Cynthia A. Spaulding; William C. Constable
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 516 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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