American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 271-274 , July 2007

Micrometastases in cervical lymph nodes from patients with squamous carcinoma of the head and neck: should they be actively sought? Maybe

  • Kenneth O. Devaney, MD, JD, FCAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Foote Hospital, Jackson, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Alessandra Rinaldo, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Alfio Ferlito, MD, DLO, DPath, FRCS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlasg, FRCSI, FACS, FHKCORL, FDSRCS, FRCPath, FASCP, MCAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, Italy. Tel.: +39 0432 559302; fax: +39 0432 559339.

Received 7 August 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00213-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.09.017

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 271-274 , July 2007

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