Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 971-977 , 2006

Outcome of Treatment with Total Main Tumor Resection and Supraomohyoid Neck Dissection in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Gwo-An Liaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Hospital, Liouying, Tainan Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Yu Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taiwan
    • School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Fan Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Hai Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Ta Chiou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shyun-Yeu Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taiwan
    • School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shyun-Yeu Liu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Junghua Road, Yungkang, Tainan 710, Taiwan

Received 10 April 2006 ,Revised 1 June 2006 ,Accepted 4 July 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60281-3

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60281-3

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 971-977 , 2006

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