Lymph node staging in patients with clinically negative neck examinations by ultrasound and ultrasound-guided aspiration cytology
β Scribed by Michiel W.M. van den Brekel; Herbert V. Stel; Jonas A. Castelijns; Gerard J. Croll; Gordon B. Snow
- Book ID
- 115695247
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Volume
- 162
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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