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VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2012 ) > List of Articles

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Salvage Neck Dissection after Chemoradiation in Head and Neck Cancer: Practice and Pitfalls

Vedang Murthy, Sayan Kundu, Ashwini Budrukkar, Tejpal Gupta, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Rahul Krishnatry, Jaiprakash Agarwal

Citation Information : Murthy V, Kundu S, Budrukkar A, Gupta T, Laskar SG, Krishnatry R, Agarwal J. Salvage Neck Dissection after Chemoradiation in Head and Neck Cancer: Practice and Pitfalls. Int J Head Neck Surg 2012; 3 (1):15-21.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1083

Published Online: 01-04-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Agarwal J, Kundu S, Krishnatry R Gupta T, Murthy V, Budrukkar A, Laskar SG. Salvage Neck Dissection after Chemoradiation in Head and Neck Cancer: Practice and Pitfalls. Int J Head and Neck Surg 2012;3(1): 15-21.

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