American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 22-24 , January 2007

Plummer-Vinson syndrome heralded by postcricoid carcinoma

  • Scott R. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Avenue, Suite 510, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. Tel.: +1 757 446 5934; fax: +1 757 446 5968.
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  • John T. Sinacori, MD

Received 14 February 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00112-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.004

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 22-24 , January 2007

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