An innovative multimodality approach for sentinel node mapping and biopsy in head and neck malignancies
✍ Scribed by Borbón-Arce, M.; Brouwer, O.R.; van den Berg, N.S.; Mathéron, H.; Klop, W.M.C.; Balm, A.J.M.; van Leeuwen, F.W.B.; Valdés-Olmos, R.A.
- Book ID
- 127219496
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2014
- Weight
- 943 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2253-8089
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