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Transoral carbon dioxide laser surgery for primary treatment of oropharyngeal malignancy

  • Interventional procedures guidance
  • Reference number: IPG484
  • Published:  27 March 2014

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Oropharynx
The part of the throat that includes the back of the tongue, the soft upper part of the back of the mouth and the tonsils.

This page was last updated: 01 March 2014


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