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Is it Time to Eliminate Confusion Regarding Cervical Lymph Node Levels According to the Scheme Originated at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center?

Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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K. Thomas Robbins Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
Jesus E. Medina Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Ashok R. Shaha Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan--Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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Peter M. Som Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York, USA
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Alessandra Rinaldo Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 805-807 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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