Cervical chordoma presenting as retropharyngeal mass and dysphonia: Case report and literature review
β Scribed by Singh, N ;Soo, M ;De Cruz, M ;Gomes, L ;Maclean, F ;Dandie, G
- Book ID
- 115170587
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-8461
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