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Research Article

Factors affecting lymph node yield and density in neck dissection

Pelle Hanberga Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;b Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;c Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Trine Trammb Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;d Department of Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Arunas Pikelisa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Sten Schyttec Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Søren Dürr Gadea Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Tejs Ehlers Kluga Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;b Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Received 08 Apr 2024, Accepted 10 Jul 2024, Published online: 23 Jul 2024

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