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Cancer of the tongue in patients younger than 40 years. A distinct entity?
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Dec 1996
Atula S, Grénman R, Laippala P, Syrjänen S
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BACKGROUND: An increase in the incidence of oral cancer among patients younger than 40 years has been reported worldwide. It has been suggested that the disease behaves more aggressively among young people. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and biologic behavior of tongue cancer among younger patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data on all patients younger than 40 years in whom tongue cancer was diagnosed in...
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