A new surgical approach to extensive tumors in the pterygomaxillary fossa and the skull base

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-162

  Jian, Xin Chun ^a   Liu, Jing Ping ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; CANCER SURGERY; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MAXILLA TUMOR; MENINGIOMA; MOLAR TOOTH; NASOPHARYNX; NEUROFIBROSARCOMA; NOSE; OSTEOTOMY; PTERYGOMAXILLARY FOSSA TUMOR; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIP; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIOTOMY; ECTROPION; FACE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID;

CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIOTOMY; ECTROPION; FACE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; MAXILLA; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 0038193776     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2003.41     Document Type: Article

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