Actinomycosis imitating nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 605-607

  Chiang, Ching Wen ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Lou, Pei Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033918861     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900614     Document Type: Article

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