Chromosomal abnormalities involving 11q13 are associated with poor prognosis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19950901)76:5<853::aid-cncr2820760520>3.0.co;2-6

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Chromosomal abnormalities involving 11q13 are associated with poor prognosis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

1 Sept 1995

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BACKGROUND: In individual patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), established prognostic factors do not satisfactorily predict clinical outcome. Although the karyotype is an independent prognostic factor in certain hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, no data have been reported concerning the possible relationship between chromosomal abnormalities and clinical outcome in patients...

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