Management of head and neck cancer: current practice and future prospect.
- Author:
Ping-Zhang TANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100021, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Combined Modality Therapy;
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
therapy;
Humans;
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms;
therapy
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2006;28(3):311-314
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Researches on head and neck oncology has been going on for only several decades, and the treatment levels of these tumors vary in our country. This article provides a brief status quo overview and future prospect of head and neck oncology, focusing on multimodality therapy, I-staged reconstruction, organ preservation, surgical management, survival rates, and promising advances.