Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2009

Quantitative Analysis of Invasive Front in Tongue Cancer Using Ultrasonography

  • Ayano Kaneoya, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kaneoya: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1138549 Japan
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  • Shogo Hasegawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoichi Tanaka, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chief, Division of Surgical Pathology, Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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  • Ken Omura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School; and Professor, Department of Advanced Molecular Diagnosis and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hard Tissue Genome Research Center; and Professor, Center of Excellence Program for Frontier Research on Molecular Destruction and Reconstitution of Tooth and Bone, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.006

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2009

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