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Pectoralis Major Musculocutaneous Flap in Head and Neck Cancer Reconstruction

✍ Scribed by Rogério A. Dedivitis, M.D., Ph.D., André V. Guimarães, M.D.

Publisher
Springer
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
245 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
0364-2313

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