Molecular Detection of Minimal Residual Cancer in Surgical Margins of Head and Neck Cancer Patients

A great disappointment in head and neck cancer surgery is that 10–30% of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients develop local recurrences despite histopathologically tumor-free surgical margins. These recurrences result from either minimal residual cancer (MRC) or preneoplastic lesio...

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Main Authors: A. Peggy Graveland, Michiel de Maaker, Boudewijn J. M. Braakhuis, Remco de Bree, Simone E. J. Eerenstein, Elisabeth Bloemena, C. René Leemans, Ruud H. Brakenhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Cellular Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/CLO-2009-0474