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Sarcoma
Volume 2008, Article ID 654987, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/654987
Clinical Study

Adult Head and Neck Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Treatment and Outcome

Rabindra P. Singh,1 Robert J. Grimer,2 Nabina Bhujel,3 Simon R. Carter,4 Roger M. Tillman,4 and Adesegun Abudu4

1King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
2Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
3Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
4Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK

Received 21 June 2007; Revised 26 November 2007; Accepted 12 February 2008

Academic Editor: Martin Robinson

Copyright © 2008 Rabindra P. Singh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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