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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Health Sciences University İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

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Yigit, E., Korkmaz, M.H. (2023). Upper Airway Cancers: Diagnosis and Staging. In: Cingi, C., Yorgancıoğlu, A., Bayar Muluk, N., Cruz, A.A. (eds) Airway Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22483-6_48-1

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