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MOUTH/PHARYNX

Relationship between extracapsular spread and FDG PET/CT in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

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Pages 1073-1079 | Received 27 Feb 2013, Accepted 20 Apr 2013, Published online: 15 Sep 2013

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