Comparison between Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Tonsil:Retrospective Analysis of 87 Patients
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Koo, Dong-Hoe
(Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Sang-Wook (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Song, Si-Yeol (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Sang-Yoon (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Nam, Soon-Yuhl (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Choi, Seung-Ho (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Roh, Jong-Lyel (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Cho, Kyung-Ja (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Ahn, Jin-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Bae (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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