Background. The aim of the present review is to evaluate the results of elective neck dissection and ''watchful waiting'' in the surgical treatment of stages I and II squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue. Methods. This is a retrospective study of patients with surgical treatment between January 1
Treatment of Contralateral N0 Neck in Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue: Elective Neck Dissection versus Observation
β Scribed by Young Chang Lim; Jin Seok Lee; Bon Seok Koo; Se-Heon Kim; Young-Ho Kim; Eun Chang Choi
- Book ID
- 110087957
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 577 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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