A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue base treated by reconstruction using a set-back tongue flap
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1349-581X,1884-474X
DOI: 10.5106/jjshns.21.55