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Research Article

A Newly Identified Variation at the Entry of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve into the Larynx

Tanglei ShaoDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Weiping YangDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Tao ZhangDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yang WangDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xiaotai JinDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qinyu LiDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Jie KuangDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Weihua QiuDepartment of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peiguo G. ChuDepartment of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
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Yun YenDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
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Pages 314-320 | Received 25 May 2010, Accepted 14 Jul 2010, Published online: 05 Jan 2011

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