Lymphatic Vessel Density in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Correlation with Nodal Involvement
โ Scribed by Karl Gotte; Steffi Frech; Frank Riedel; Carsten Schafer; Annette Affolter; Karl Hormann
- Book ID
- 116810834
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 133
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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