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Review
. 2000 Jun 3;320(7248):1521-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7248.1521.

Management of lateral neck masses in adults

M Gleeson  1 , A Herbert, A Richards
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Review

Management of lateral neck masses in adults

M Gleeson et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Location of cervical lymph nodes most frequently affected by metastasis from named primary sites in head and neck
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of a parotid mass. The patient had a recurrence of pleomorphic adenoma, which had been enucleated 10 years earlier. (Reproduced with patient's permission)
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