Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 504-508 , July 2010

Predictive factors of isolated distant metastasis after primary definitive surgery without systemic treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

  • Jae-Yol Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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  • Young Chang Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Se-Heon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei Head and Neck Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Wook Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ha Min Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei Head and Neck Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Eun Chang Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei Head and Neck Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei Head and Neck Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsan-no, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2228 3608; fax: +82 2 393 0580.

Received 5 January 2010 ,Revised 11 February 2010 ,Accepted 12 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.005

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 504-508 , July 2010

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