## Abstract ## Background Perineural invasion is observed in a small subset of patients with carcinomas of the skin of the head and neck. ## Methods Review of the patient literature highlighting the University of Florida experience. ## Results Patients with early perineural invasion are asympt
Carcinoma of the skin of the head and neck with perineural invasion
β Scribed by Dr. William M. Mendenhall; James T. Parsons; Nancy Price Mendenhall; Timothy A. Brant; Scott P. Stringer; Nicholas J. Cassisi; Rodney R. Million
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 534 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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