American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 347-349 , September 2007

Sphenoid sinus paraganglioma: first reported case

  • Benjamin D. Liess, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
    • ,
  • Jennifer A. Horst, BS

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
    • ,
  • Robert P. Zitsch III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. Tel.: +1 573 882 8173; fax: +1 573 884 4205.

Received 22 September 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00240-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.10.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 347-349 , September 2007

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