| 书目名称 | Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer |
| 编辑 | George E. Laramore (Professor of Radiation Oncolog |
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| 丛书名称 | Medical Radiology |
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| 描述 | The contemporary management of patients with cancers of the head and neck is under careful scrutiny and major changes are being introduced in order to improve the potenti al not only for long-term control but also for less in the way of disfiguring and distres sing complications associated with the treatment programs. In 1988, the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 42400 new cases of malignant tumors of the head and neck diagnosed with 12 850 deaths. In general, the prognosis for patients with malignant tumors of the head and neck re gion depends upon the site of origin, the local and regional extent of the tumor, the Kar nofsky status of the patient as well as the patient‘s general medical condition. The poten tial for cure for early stage tumors is extremely high particularly for those lesions involving the vocal cord, oral cavity, and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Major advances have been made in the management of head and neck cancer by the innovative utilization of surgery with radiation therapy. Small tumors can be cured by ei ther surgery or radiation therapy with equally good results. However, far advanced tu mors are more complicated and m |
| 出版日期 | Book 1989 |
| 关键词 | Tumor; carcinoma; clinical trial; imaging; metastasis; radiation |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83501-8 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-83503-2 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-83501-8Series ISSN 0942-5373 Series E-ISSN 2197-4187 |
| issn_series | 0942-5373 |
| copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989 |
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