American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 50-53 , January 2006

Inverted papilloma-like sinonasal epithelial hyperplasia, overshadowing underlying sinonasal fibrosarcoma: a diagnostic pitfall

  • Alexander Maly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, Jerusalem Hadassah University Hospital, Kiryat Hadassah, PO Box 12000, il-91120, Jerusalem, Israel. Fax: +972 2 6426268.
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  • Bella Maly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Ron Eliashar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Victoria Doviner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00107-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.05.011

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 50-53 , January 2006

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