Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57 , March 2008

The Role of Primary Surgery in Resectable Stage III/IV Tonsillar Carcinoma

  • Hon-Yi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Yee-Min Jen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Dai-Wei Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jing-Min Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Moon-Sing Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Kai Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsing-Lung Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Shu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Weng-Yoon Shum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Received 15 August 2007 ,Revised 29 August 2007 ,Accepted 26 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60008-7

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57 , March 2008

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