Factors influencing contralateral lymph
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Luiz P. Kowalski; RogΓ©rio Bagietto; JosΓ© R. L. Lara; RogΓ©rio L. Santos; Eduardo
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: An ipsilateral neck dissection is mandatory during initial treatment stages ii-iv oral carcinomas. however, no consensus exists whether or not to perform an elective contralateral neck dissection. ## Methods: Five hundred thirteen consecutive cases of squamous cell carcinoma (269 t