Incidence of unexpected pathology in routine adenoidectomy specimens

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Yasan, Hasan ^a   Dodru, Harun ^a   Çandir, Özden ^a   Tüj, Mustafa ^a   Bircan, Sema ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Adenoids; Histopathology; Lymphoid hyperplasia; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL BIOPSY; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 29244478321     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.023     Document Type: Article

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