Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Management after excisional biopsy of a solitary metastatic neck node
β Scribed by Yvonne Mack; James T. Parsons; William M. Mendenhall; Scott P. Stringer; Nicholas J. Cassisi; Rodney R. Million
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 507 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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