Background. Our primary objective was to determine the role of neck dissection following concomitant chemoradiation (CRT) for advanced stage III-IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods. One hundred eighty-four patients with HNSCC treated with CRT were included. One hundred twenty-
The role of neck dissection in the setting of chemoradiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with advanced neck disease
✍ Scribed by Marc Hamoir; Alfio Ferlito; Sandra Schmitz; François-Xavier Hanin; Juliette Thariat; Birgit Weynand; Jean-Pascal Machiels; Vincent Grégoire; K. Thomas Robbins; Carl E. Silver; Primož Strojan; Alessandra Rinaldo; June Corry; Robert P. Takes
- Book ID
- 113834137
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 788 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-8375
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