## Background: The verrucous carcinoma (vc) is a low grade malignant tumor. treatment strategies of vc of the larynx are topics of the ongoing discussion, and the role of the carbon dioxide laser therapy in the management remains unclear to date. ## Study design/materials and methods: From 1986 t
CO2 laser in surgery for prophylaxis of HIV infection
β Scribed by Geza J. Jako
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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