Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 9 , Pages 672-677 , September 2010

Hypopharyngeal carcinoma after radiation for tuberculosis: Radiation-induced carcinoma

  • Lisa van der Putten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Remco de Bree

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 204443689; fax: +31 204443688.
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  • Dirk J. Kuik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Derek H.F. Rietveld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Langendijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • C. René Leemans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 30 March 2010 ,Revised 24 June 2010 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.06.013

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 9 , Pages 672-677 , September 2010

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