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Small cell carcinoma metastatic to the mandible. Report of a case

N Zachariades1, F Koumoura, A Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou

  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KAT General District Hospital (formerly: Apostle Paul's Accidents Hospital), Kifissia, Athens, Greece. nzak@otenet.gr

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|August 4, 2004
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