Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid salivary gland presenting as a cyst Report of two cases
β Scribed by Thomas A. S. Hanson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 610 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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