Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck

Head and Neck Cancer: Emerging Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 317-327

  Medina, Jesus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012239990-9/50023-0     Document Type: Chapter

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