Fine needle aspiration of a neck lump: a mercurial mystery

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-148

  Singh, Mark ^a   Patel, Manish ^a   Pepper, Tom ^b  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHO OMFS QA Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FNA; Lymph node; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 76949101330     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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