Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 797-799 , December 2002

A needle free system for cervical lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma

  • Nicholas C. Hyde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-208-725-1251; fax: +44-208-725-3081
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Prvulovich

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nuclear Medicine The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London W1N 8AA, UK
    • ,
  • Mohammad R.S. Keshtgar

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nuclear Medicine The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London W1N 8AA, UK

Received 13 May 2002 ,Accepted 2 July 2002.

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PII: S1368-8375(02)00051-9

doi: 10.1016/S1368-8375(02)00051-9

Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 797-799 , December 2002

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