Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 426-428 , June 2010

Second primary tumours in oral cancer

  • Isaäc van der Waal

      Affiliations

    • VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, P.O. Box 7057, 1007MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 444 4039; fax: +31 20 444 4046.
    • ,
  • Remco de Bree

      Affiliations

    • VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.018

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 426-428 , June 2010

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