Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1401-1408 , July 2009

Metastases to Supramandibular Facial Lymph Nodes in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

  • Vassilis Petsinis, MD, DDS, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Petsinis: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ipsilandou St 45-47, 11741, Athens, Greece
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  • Nikolaos Papadogeorgakis, MD, DDS, MSc Lond, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Ioulia Evangelou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Lampros Goutzanis, MD, DDS, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Ekaterini Pandelidaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathologist and Assistant Director of the Pathology Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Constantinos Alexandridis, DDS, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00033-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.025

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1401-1408 , July 2009

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