Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , March 2009

Treatment Results and Prognostic Factors for Advanced Oral Tongue Cancer

  • Shih-Hsuan Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hon-Yi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Moon-Sing Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Dian-Kun Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematological Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chieh Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematological Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Chih Lee

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Ming-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 7 March 2008 ,Revised 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 27 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60008-2

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , March 2009

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