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Cervical Metastasis of Unknown Origin: A Series of 72 Patients

Petri Koivunen Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Jussi Laranne Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Jukka Virtaniemi Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Leif Bäck Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Antti Mäkitie Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Jaakko Pulkkinen Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Reidar Grenman Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Pages 569-574 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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