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Original Articles

Radiotherapy and Cisplatin in Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of an Unknown Primary Tumor Localized to the Neck. A Phase II Study

B. JeremicDepartments of Oncology, University Hospital, Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
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L.J. ZivicDepartments of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
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S. JevremovicDepartments of Oncology, University Hospital, Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
Pages 399-402 | Published online: 15 Jul 2016

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