Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 960-963 , October 2004

Upfront submandibular salivary gland transfer in pharyngeal cancers

  • K.A. Pathak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 22 2417 7177; fax: +91 22 2414 6937
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  • R.L. Bhalavat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • R.C. Mistry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • M.S. Deshpande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • V. Bhalla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • S.B Desai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • B.L. Malpani

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India

Received 31 March 2004 ,Accepted 25 April 2004.

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PII: S1368-8375(04)00111-3

doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.04.016

Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 960-963 , October 2004

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