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Therapeutic selective neck dissection (level II–V) for node-positive hypopharyngeal carcinoma: is it oncologically safe?

Young Chang Lim Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Young Chang Lim Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jin Seok Lee Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon
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Eun Chang Choi Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD , MD
Pages 57-61 | Received 10 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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