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Research Article

Foxp3 expression in lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck cancer

Mehtap BoducDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Marion RoesslerDepartment of Pathology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Robert MandicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Christoph NetzerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Christian GüldnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Ute Walliczek-DworschakDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Boris A. StuckDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Magis MandapathilDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany; ;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1215-1219 | Received 10 May 2017, Accepted 25 Jun 2017, Published online: 25 Jul 2017

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