American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 207-210 , May 2006

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the tonsil: a case report

  • Philippe Clement, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service ORL et chirurgie de la face et du cou, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 92140 Clamart, France. Tel.: +33 1 41 46 61 72; fax: +33 1 41 46 64 42.
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  • Patrick Saint-Blancard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France
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  • François Minvielle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France
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  • Pierre Le Page, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France
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  • Michel Kossowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France

Received 16 June 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00171-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.09.003

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 207-210 , May 2006

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