Patterns of cervical node metastases from squamous carcinoma of the oropharynx and hypopharynx
โ Scribed by Frank C. Candela; Kiran Kothari; Dr. Jatin P. Shah
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 633 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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