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Extent of local invasion and safe resection in cT1-2 tonsil cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Apr 2013
Lee Jungbok, Yoon Nara, Choi Sung Yong, Moon Jeong-hwan, Chung Man Ki, Son Young-Ik, Ko Young-Hyeh, Jeong Han-Sin, Baek Chung-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although intraoral resection of small-sized tonsil cancer achieves excellent tumor control, the extent of local invasion and adequate safety margin in resection have not been studied. Thus, we aim to determine the extent of local invasion in terms of mucosal spread and deep infiltration in stage T1-2 tonsil cancer. METHODS: We re-analyzed the surgical specimens from 49 cT1-2 tonsil cancers....
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