Tonsillectomy in diagnosis of the unknown primary tumor of the head and neck

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-55

  Randall, David A ^a   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a   Foss, Robert D ^a   Martin, Peter J ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033957464     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(00)70143-4     Document Type: Article

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