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Occult lymph node metastasis in the contralateral neck of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

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A Letter to the Editor to this article was published on 15 February 2022

The Original Article was published on 18 January 2022

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I am grateful to Dr. Hui-Zi Li for his professional support.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan, 528400, Guangdong, China

    Guan-Jiang Huang

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Huang, GJ. Occult lymph node metastasis in the contralateral neck of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 279, 2203–2204 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07293-y

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