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Mouth/Pharynx

Prophylactic contralateral neck dissection has no advantage in patients with early stage HPV-positive tonsil cancer

Kwang-Jae ChoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Min-Sik KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Jung-Hae ChoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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In-Chul NamDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Choung-Soo KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Geun-Jeon KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Young-Hoon JooDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 345-349 | Received 04 Feb 2022, Accepted 04 Mar 2022, Published online: 05 Apr 2022

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