International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 1365-1372 , 1 April 2008

Outcomes and Prognostic Variables in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Recent Experience

  • Daniel R. Gomez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Daniel R. Gomez, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021. Tel: (212) 639-3341; fax: (212) 639-2417
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  • Bradford S. Hoppe, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Suzanne L. Wolden, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Joanne E. Zhung, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Snehal G. Patel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Dennis H. Kraus, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Jatin P. Shah, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Ronald A. Ghossein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Nancy Y. Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Received 16 July 2007 ,Revised 7 August 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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 To be presented as a poster at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 28–November 1, 2007, Los Angeles, CA.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(07)03874-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.008

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 1365-1372 , 1 April 2008

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