Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2009

Verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity: A clinical and pathological study of 101 cases

  • Rohan R Walvekar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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  • Devendra A Chaukar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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  • Mandar S Deshpande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • Prathamesh S Pai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • Pankaj Chaturvedi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • Anagha Kakade

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • Subhadra V Kane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • Anil K D’Cruz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 22 24177278; fax: +91 22 24158989.

Received 18 February 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.03.014

Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2009

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