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Published in: Head and Neck Pathology 3/2009

01-09-2009 | Head and Neck Pre-Meeting of the 22nd European Congress of Pathology

Metastases to the Head and Neck: An Overview

Author: Leon Barnes

Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

This paper provides a review of the more common tumors to metastasize to 12 anatomic subsites of the head and neck, exclusive of cervical lymph nodes. Emphasis is placed on clinical rather than subclinical metastases discovered at autopsy.
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Metadata
Title
Metastases to the Head and Neck: An Overview
Author
Leon Barnes
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Humana Press Inc
Published in
Head and Neck Pathology / Issue 3/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-009-0123-4

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