Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 7 , Pages 1390-1398 , July 2008

Contralateral Lymph Neck Node Metastasis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Retrospective Analytic Study in 315 Patients

  • Raúl González-García, MD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr González-García: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, c/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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  • Luis Naval-Gías, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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  • Francisco J. Rodríguez-Campo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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  • Jesús Sastre-Pérez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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  • Mario F. Muñoz-Guerra, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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  • José L. Gil-Díez Usandizaga, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Head of Section, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00044-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.012

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 7 , Pages 1390-1398 , July 2008

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