The fate of free flaps used to reconstruct defects in recurrent head and neck cancers

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1363-1366

  Finical, S J ^a   Doubek, W G ^a   Yugueros, P ^a   Johnson, C H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NOTE; RECURRENT CANCER;

EID: 0035028175     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200105000-00006     Document Type: Article

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