British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 283-287 , June 2008

Role of tonsillectomy in the search for a squamous cell carcinoma from an unknown primary in the head and neck

,Accepted 21 November 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00513-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.017

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 283-287 , June 2008

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