A Case of Bilateral Tonsillar Cancer Discovered in Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Origin |
Choi, Jeong-Seok
(Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine)
Lim, Jae-Yol (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine) Han, Chang-Dok (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine) Kim, Young-Mo (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine) |
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