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Research Article

The Use and Misuse of Level IA Dissection for Head and Neck Cancer

Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Luiz P. Kowalski Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Cancer A.C. Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil
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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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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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Robert M. Byers Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Pages 553-555 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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