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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

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01-02-2013 | Editorial

The importance of histological types for treatment and prognosis in laryngeal cancer

Authors: Alfio Ferlito, Lester D. R. Thompson, Antonio Cardesa, Douglas R. Gnepp, Kenneth O. Devaney, Juan P. Rodrigo, Jennifer L. Hunt, Alessandra Rinaldo, Robert P. Takes

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 2/2013

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Title: The importance of histological types for treatment and prognosis in laryngeal cancer
Authors: Alfio Ferlito
Lester D. R. Thompson
Antonio Cardesa
Douglas R. Gnepp
Kenneth O. Devaney
Juan P. Rodrigo
Jennifer L. Hunt
Alessandra Rinaldo
Robert P. Takes
Publication date: 01-02-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-012-2343-6

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