Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 898-903 , October 2004

Clinical predictors for contralateral neck lymph node metastasis from unilateral squamous cell carcinoma in the oral cavity

Received 27 February 2004 ,Accepted 14 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.04.004

Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 898-903 , October 2004

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