Metastatic Carcinomas to the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
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Metastatic Carcinomas to the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
BACKGROUND Metastases to the oral/oropharynx are very rare and their diagnosis is challenging. METHODS We reviewed pathologic data for malignant tumors of the oral/oropharynx that were diagnosed at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea from 1995 until 2010. RESULTS Twenty-nine cases of oral/oropharyngeal metastases were retrieved, comprising 2.0% of 1,445 malignancies. The most common prima...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pathology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-1843,2092-8920
DOI: 10.4132/koreanjpathol.2012.46.3.266