Efficacy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Oral and Oropharyngeal Tumors
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* Dr. Resident, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. ** Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. *** Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. **** Dr. Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. ***** Dr. Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. ****** Dr. M.S.Resident, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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