A new approach to pre-treatment assessment of the N0 neck in oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of sentinel node biopsy and positron emission tomography
β Scribed by N.C. Hyde; E. Prvulovich; L. Newman; W.A. Waddington; D. Visvikis; P. Ell
- Book ID
- 114393952
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-8375
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