Neck dissection: Historical perspective

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 403-405

  Ferlito, Alfio ^a,c   Robbins, K Thomas ^b   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION;

EID: 3142622980     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504323219473     Document Type: Editorial

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