Complete response of a metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland to chemotherapy
β Scribed by Joseph L. Skibba; John D. Hurley; Henry V. Ravelo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 796 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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