Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 615-618 , December 2011

Delayed soft tissue recurrence after treatment of ameloblastoma in a black African: Case report and review of the literature

Received 25 May 2009 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 615-618 , December 2011