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Evolution of Laryngeal Cancer Surgery

Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Carl E. Silver Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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Steven M. Zeitels Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
&
Alessandra Rinaldo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 665-672 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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