Sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral malignant melanoma—a possible means of investigating the clinically node-negative neck
✍ Scribed by Richard R. Clark; Taimur Shoaib; David S. Soutar; Henry W. Gray; Rodney G. Bessent; Graham M. McCurrach; Rona M. MacKie; Torquil I. F. MacLeod; D. Gordon. MacDonald; Ivan G. Camilleri
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 361 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-0130
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