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Titel:

Low-dose preoperative chemoradiation therapy compared with surgery alone with or without postoperative radiotherapy in patients with head and neck carcinoma.

Dokumenttyp:
Comparative Study; Journal Article
Autor(en):
Mücke, T; Konen, M; Wagenpfeil, S; Kesting, MR; Wolff, KD; Hölzle, F
Abstract:
Several multimodal strategies have been developed to treat patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OSCC), and many have shown survival benefits. The theoretical advantages of preoperative chemoradiotherapy are downstaging of the primary tumor, an increased resectability rate, and the elimination of micrometastases. We aimed to assess whether a short low-dose preoperative radiotherapy regimen with concurrent low-dose chemotherapy with cisplatin improves outcomes for patients wit...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Ann Surg Oncol
Jahr:
2011
Band / Volume:
18
Heft / Issue:
10
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
2739-47
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1245/s10434-011-1643-1
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21424882
Print-ISSN:
1068-9265
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
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