Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 465-468 , September 2010

Total mandibular reconstruction after resection of rare “honeycomb-like” ameloblastic carcinoma – A case report

  • Jelena V. Jeremic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Chief: Prof. Miodrag Colic), Clinical Centre of Serbia, Zvecanska 9, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Zivorad S. Nikolic, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery (Chief: Prof. Miodrag Gavric), Faculty of Stomatology, Dr Subotica 4, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationNikolic S. ZIVORAD, MD, DDS, PhD, Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Stomatology, Dr. Subotica 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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  • Ivan V. Boricic, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Pathology (Chief: Prof. Gordana Basta), Faculty of Medicine, Dr Subotica 1, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Zoran D. Tacevic, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Chief: Prof. Miodrag Colic), Clinical Centre of Serbia, Zvecanska 9, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Nada R. Tomanovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Pathology (Chief: Prof. Gordana Basta), Faculty of Medicine, Dr Subotica 1, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Lazar J. Drcic, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery (Chief: Prof. Miodrag Gavric), Faculty of Stomatology, Dr Subotica 4, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Milijanka D. Novkovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Chief: Prof. Miodrag Colic), Clinical Centre of Serbia, Zvecanska 9, Belgrade, Serbia

Received 9 May 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00196-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.020

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 465-468 , September 2010

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