Metastatic patterns and treatment options for head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (Review)
- Authors:
- Doriana Iancu
- Ana Fulga
- Doina Vesa
- Andrei Zenovia
- Iuliu Fulga
- Mihaela Ionela Sarbu
- Alin Laurentiu Tatu
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Affiliations: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ‘Sfantul Andrei’ Emergency Clinical Hospital of Galati, 800578 Galati, Romania, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ‘Cai Ferate’ General Hospital, 800223 Galati, Romania, Clinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, ‘Dunarea de Jos’ University of Galati, 800010 Galati, Romania - Published online on: April 24, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2024.2739
- Article Number: 40
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Copyright: © Iancu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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