## Abstract ## Background. We reviewed management of the cervical lymph nodes in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the head and neck. ## Methods. Records of 15 patients with MCC of the head and neck area were evaluated for the type of surgical treatment, including wide local excision,
The role of radiation therapy in the management of merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by C.U. Jones; C.C. Wang
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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