Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 458-460 , May 2004

Which paragangliomas of the head and neck have a higher rate of malignancy?

  • Alessandra Rinaldo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100, Udine, Italy
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  • David Myssiorek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, NY, USA
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  • Kenneth O. Devaney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Foote Hospital, Jackson, MI, USA
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  • Alfio Ferlito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100, Udine, Italy

Received 20 August 2003 ,Accepted 28 August 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2003.08.018

Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 458-460 , May 2004

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