Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1570-1579 , August 2008

Clinical and Histopathologic Independent Prognostic Factors in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of 334 Cases

  • Paolo G. Arduino, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Arduino: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Oral Medicine Section, C.so Dogliotti 14, I-10126 Torino, Italy
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  • Marco Carrozzo, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Andrea Chiecchio, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department Head, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Natural Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Roberto Broccoletti, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Federico Tirone, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Eleonora Borra, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Giorgio Bertolusso, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  • Sergio Gandolfo, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department Head, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.12.024

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1570-1579 , August 2008

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