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Oncology

Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck: a retrospective analysis of 34 cases in Japan

Keiichi Tamuraa Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-7134-2204
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Yohei Kumabeb Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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Yo Kishimotoa Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morimasa Kitamurac Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Masanobu Mizutad Katsuragawa Mizuta ENT Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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Hisanobu Tamakie Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Keigo Hondaa Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Koichiro Yamadae Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Shinzo Tanakaf Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsuyoshi Kojimaa Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Ryo Asatog Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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Koji Ushirog Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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Shogo Shinoharah Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1794-2091
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Shinji Takebayashii Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Shiga, Japan
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Toshiki Maetanij Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Kazuyuki Ichimaruk Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yoshiharu Kitanil Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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Koichi Omoria Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 82-89 | Received 09 Nov 2023, Accepted 31 Jan 2024, Published online: 16 Feb 2024

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