Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma - A rare and aggressive entity in adolescence

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-199

  Kumar, M ^a,c   Stivaros, N ^a   Barrett, A W ^b   Thomas, G J ^b   Bounds, G ^c   Newman, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; PLGA; Tumour

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAXILLA RESECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHODONTICS; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 2442540019     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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