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Research Article

"Skip Metastases" from Head and Neck Cancers

Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Ashok R. Shaha Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Alessandra Rinaldo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Phillip K. Pellitteri Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Vanni Mondin Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Robert M. Byers Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Pages 788-791 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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