British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 376-378 , July 2008

Metastases to lingual lymph nodes from squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue

,Accepted 2 December 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00498-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.12.002

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 376-378 , July 2008