American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , July 2008

Management of advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal plexiform neurofibroma in adults

Accepted for presentation at the American Laryngological Association Annual Meeting, on May 19 to 20, 2006.

  • Sandeep P. Dave, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Jackson Memorial Medical Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, USA
    • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Uzma Farooq, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Jackson Memorial Medical Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, USA
    • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Francisco J. Civantos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Jackson Memorial Medical Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, USA
    • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Tel.: +1 305 243 5276; fax: +1 305 243 1283.

Received 21 April 2006 ,Accepted 26 June 2006.

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00152-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.021

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , July 2008

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