Significance of epidermoid formations in the middle ear fetuses and children

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1293-1297

  Kayhan, Fatma Tulin ^a   Mutlu, Cemil ^a   Schachern, Patricia A ^a,c   Le, Chap T ^a   Paparella, Michael M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Paparella Ear Head and Neck Institute PA   (United States)

^c Lions Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEATOMA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NEWBORN; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0031437086     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900120043006     Document Type: Article

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