Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 473-476 , September 2010

Bilateral carcinoma of the temporal bone: Case report and literature review

  • Theodore Vamvakidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationTheodore VAMVAKIDIS, MD, Otorhinolaryngology Department of Athens University, Ippokration General Hospital, 114 Vas Sofias Av, Athens 11527, Greece. Tel.: +30 213 208 8242; +30 694 820 5555 (Mobile); Fax: +30 210 614 4290.
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  • John Sengas, MD, PhD (Associate Professor)
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  • John Xenellis, MD, PhD (Associate Professor)

Received 28 June 2008 ,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00221-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.12.001

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 473-476 , September 2010

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