Neck dissection for recurrent and persistent lymph nodes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy: effect and choice
β Scribed by Liangping Xia; Zongyuan Zeng; Zhuming Guo; Guifang Guo; Bei Zhang; Huijuan Qiu; Feifei Zhou
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 296 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1610-1979
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