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Occult Cervical Metastasis in Head and Neck Cancer and its Impact on Therapy

Richard J. Wong From the Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Alessandra Rinaldo From the Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Alfio Ferlito From the Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Jatin P. Shah From the Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 107-114 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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