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Head and Neck Pathology
Published in: Head and Neck Pathology 3/2016

01-09-2016 | Sine qua non Radiology-Pathology

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Nasal Cavity

Authors: Rachel L. Werner, James T. Castle

Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 3/2016

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A 12 year old male presented with an 18-month history of intermittent epistaxis. Clinical examination revealed a firm gray white mass that obstructed the right nares (Fig. 1a). …
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Metadata
Title
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Nasal Cavity
Authors
Rachel L. Werner
James T. Castle
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Head and Neck Pathology / Issue 3/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-015-0662-9

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