Elective management of the clinically negative neck by otolaryngologists in patients with oral tongue cancer

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Werning, John W ^a   Heard, Diana ^a   Pagano, Cassandra ^a   Khuder, Sadik ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; NECK DISSECTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037227018     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.1.83     Document Type: Article

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