Acta Med. 2015, 58: 62-65

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.95

Detection of Cervical Lymph Node Micrometastases in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx and Larynx

Petr Čelakovskýa, David Kalfeřta, Katarína Smatanováa, Viktor Chroboka, Jan Lacob

aDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bThe Fingerland Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received April 12, 2015
Accepted June 17, 2015

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