T2 carcinoma of the tongue: The histopathologist's perspective

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-193

  Woolgar, J A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032794056     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0034     Document Type: Article

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