Tongue base schwannoma: report, review, and unique surgical approach
β Scribed by Raja Sawhney; Michael A. Carron; Robert H. Mathog
- Book ID
- 116213953
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-818X
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