A large pleomorphic adenoma of soft palate causing sleep apnea syndrome - A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 466-467

  Murthy, Srinivasa V ^a   Murthy, Narayana C ^a   Belagavi, C S ^a   Munishwara, G B ^a  

^a Siddhartha Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Large pleomorphic adenoma; Sleep apnea syndrome; Soft palate

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE;

ADENOMA, PLEOMORPHIC; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PALATAL NEOPLASMS; PALATE, SOFT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 1142286664     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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