Which features of advanced head and neck basal cell carcinoma are associated with perineural invasion?

Abstract Introduction Perineural invasion is a unique route for tumor dissemination. In basal cell carcinomas, the incidence is low, but increases in advanced cases. Its importance is recognized but not fully understood. Objective To compare head and neck basal cell carcinomas with and without per...

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Main Authors: André Bandiera de Oliveira Santos, Natália Martins Magacho de Andrade, Lenine Garcia Brandão, Claudio Roberto Cernea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942017000100094&lng=en&tlng=en