British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 360-362 , July 2009

Is total nodal yield in neck dissections influenced by the method of specimen presentation to the pathologist?

  • Cyrus J. Kerawala

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 808 2371; fax: +44 207 808 2235.
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  • Brian Bisase

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Alix Hopper

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00512-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.09.011

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 360-362 , July 2009

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