22 The use of ultrasound guided fine needle core biopsy in the diagnosis of a parotid mass – results in 200 patients (113)
✍ Scribed by G. Gok; N. Woodhouse; S. Saha; N. Sriskandan; A.B. Moody; D.C. Howlett
- Book ID
- 117435534
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0266-4356
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