Head and neck cancer is an important health problem around the world, accounting for approximately 500,000 new cases each year of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Carcinogenesis of head and neck results from a dysregulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and cell death. Th
Imaging of head and neck neoplasms in children
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- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 678 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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