Extramedullary plasmacytoma of nasopharynx and larynx: Synchronous presentation
โ Scribed by Ozlem Yavas; Kadri Altundag; Arzu Sungur
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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