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01.09.2009 | Head and Neck Pre-Meeting of the 22nd European Congress of Pathology

Metastases to the Head and Neck: An Overview

verfasst von: Leon Barnes

Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology | Ausgabe 3/2009

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Abstract

This paper provides a review of the more common tumors to metastasize to 12 anatomic subsites of the head and neck, exclusive of cervical lymph nodes. Emphasis is placed on clinical rather than subclinical metastases discovered at autopsy.
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Metadaten
Titel
Metastases to the Head and Neck: An Overview
verfasst von
Leon Barnes
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2009
Verlag
Humana Press Inc
Erschienen in
Head and Neck Pathology / Ausgabe 3/2009
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-009-0123-4

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