Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 2-5 , January 2004

Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors

  • Alessandra Rinaldo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Ashok R Shaha

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Phillip K Pellitteri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Patrick J Bradley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
    • ,
  • Alfio Ferlito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-0432-559302; fax: +39-0432-559339

Received 25 March 2002 ,Accepted 24 April 2003.

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Oral Oncology
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