International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 324-331 , April 2006

Observation of tumour thickness and resection margin at surgical excision of primary oral squamous cell carcinoma—assessment by ultrasound

,Accepted 26 July 2005.

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PII: S0901-5027(05)00253-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.07.019

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 324-331 , April 2006

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