American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 206-208 , May 2009

Cardiac metastasis after squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue

Received 5 February 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.03.008

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 206-208 , May 2009

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