Previous tonsillectomy modifies odds of tonsil and base of tongue cancer

BACKGROUND: Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure that involves removal of the palatine tonsils. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between previous tonsillectomy and odds of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in a large population-based case–contro...

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Autores principales: Zevallos, Jose P, Mazul, Angela L, Rodriguez, Nidia, Weissler, Mark C, Brennan, Paul, Anantharaman, Devasena, Abedi-Ardekani, Behnoush, Neil Hayes, D, Olshan, Andrew F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.63

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.63

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