Delayed postoperative radiation therapy in local control of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth

Objective To evaluate the effect of time between surgery and postoperative radiation therapy on local recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth.Methods A total of 154 patients treated between 1996 and 2007 were selected considering local recurrence rate and time of t...

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Main Authors: Ali Amar, Helma Maria Chedid, Otávio Alberto Curioni, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Abrão Rapoport, Claudio Roberto Cernea, Lenine Garcia Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000400477&lng=en&tlng=en