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Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Gland-sparing neck dissection: oncological and functional outcomes in oral cancer patients”

  • H. Shih
    Affiliations
    Department of Dentistry, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • K.-C. Chen
    Correspondence
    Correspondence to: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City 701401, Taiwan. Tel: +886 6 2353535 5370.
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    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Published:March 01, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2023.02.003
      We would like to thank the authors for carefully reading our recently published article entitled “Gland-sparing neck dissection: oncological and functional outcomes in oral cancer patients”,
      • Shih H.
      • Huang J.S.
      • Huang T.T.
      • Wong T.Y.
      • Chen M.Y.
      • Chen K.C.
      Gland-sparing neck dissection: oncological and functional outcomes in oral cancer patients.
      and putting forward several precise and practical comments. We would like to thoughtfully respond to these comments.
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