Oral Oncology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 309-315 , April 2003

Clinical characteristics of oral adenosquamous carcinoma: report of a case and an analysis of the reported Japanese cases

  • Yasuro Yoshimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya cho, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-0853-20-2300; fax: +81-0853-20-2299
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  • Koichi Mishima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya cho, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Seiji Obara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya cho, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Yoshimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya cho, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Riruke Maruyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shimane Medical University Hospital, 89-1, Enya cho, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan

Received 30 August 2002 ,Accepted 19 September 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S1368-8375(02)00106-9

Oral Oncology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 309-315 , April 2003