American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142 , March 2006

New-onset facial paralysis and undiagnosed recurrence of cutaneous malignancy: evaluation and management

This paper was presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa, on June 11 to 12, 2004.

Received 11 March 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00146-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.017

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142 , March 2006

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