Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 595-596 , December 2010

Myopericytoma of the parotid gland – A pathological conundrum

  • Jerzy Kuczkowski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology (Head: prof dr hab. Czesław Stankiewicz), Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +48 583492298.
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  • Robert Rzepko, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patomorphology (Head: prof dr hab. Kazimierz Jaśkiewicz), Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, Poland
    • ,
  • Edyta Szurowska, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology (Head: prof dr hab. M. Studniarek) Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, Poland

Received 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00200-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.024

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 595-596 , December 2010

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