Inflammatory pseudotumor of the fossa pterygopalatina: Diagnosis and treatment

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-20

  De Ruiter, E D ^a   Kwekkeboom, D J ^a   Mooi, W J ^a   Knegt, P ^a   Tanghe, H L J ^a   Van Hagen, P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Fossa pterygopalatina; Pseudotumor; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FACE DEFORMITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; PSEUDOTUMOR; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0033992240     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(99)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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