American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 6-13 , January 2012

Snail as a novel marker for regional metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

  • Abie H. Mendelsohn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, 62-132 CHS, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Tel.: +(310) 825 5179; fax: +(310) 206 7393.
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  • Chi K. Lai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • I. Peter Shintaku, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Michael C. Fishbein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Katherine Brugman, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • David A. Elashoff, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Steven M. Dubinett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Maie A. St. John, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 26 June 2010

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2010.11.018

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 6-13 , January 2012

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