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Stomal seeding of head and neck cancer by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    William E. Strodel MD & Daniel E. Kenady MD

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Strodel, W.E., Kenady, D.E. Stomal seeding of head and neck cancer by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2, 462–463 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02306382

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