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Is the improved prognosis of p16 positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma dependent of the treatment modality?

  1. Claude A. Fischer1,†,*,
  2. Inti Zlobec2,
  3. Edith Green1,
  4. Simone Probst1,
  5. Claudio Storck1,
  6. Alessandro Lugli2,
  7. Luigi Tornillo2,
  8. Markus Wolfensberger1,
  9. Luigi M. Terracciano2

Article first published online: 20 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24842

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 126, Issue 5, pages 1256–1262, 1 March 2010

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Fischer, C. A., Zlobec, I., Green, E., Probst, S., Storck, C., Lugli, A., Tornillo, L., Wolfensberger, M. and Terracciano, L. M. (2010), Is the improved prognosis of p16 positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma dependent of the treatment modality?. Int. J. Cancer, 126: 1256–1262. doi: 10.1002/ijc.24842

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  1. 1

    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  1. †

    Fax: +0041-61-265-42 84

*Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland

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  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 20 AUG 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 20 AUG 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 13 AUG 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 AUG 2009

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