Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 896-901 , June 2006

Prognostic Predictors of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa With Negative Surgical Margins

  • Jie Jing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical College, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China, PRC, and Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Longjiang Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Li: Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, 610041
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  • Wei He, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Gang Sun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00235-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.007

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 896-901 , June 2006

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