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Late recurrence from salivary gland cancer

When does “cure” mean cure?

  1. Allen M. Chen MD1,†,*,
  2. Joaquin Garcia MD2,
  3. Phillip J. Granchi MD1,
  4. Jessica Johnson BS3,
  5. David W. Eisele MD4

Article first published online: 15 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23165

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 2, pages 340–344, 15 January 2008

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Chen, A. M., Garcia, J., Granchi, P. J., Johnson, J. and Eisele, D. W. (2008), Late recurrence from salivary gland cancer. Cancer, 112: 340–344. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23165

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  1. 1

    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

  3. 3

    Tumor Registry, Mount Zion Hospital-University of California at San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California

  4. 4

    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

  1. †

    Fax: (916) 703-5069.

*Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at Davis Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 15 NOV 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 OCT 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 1 SEP 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 18 JUN 2007

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