American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , January 2008

The presenting features of middle ear facial nerve sheath tumors: a clinical review

  • Deb Biswas, MS, MRCS, DOHNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Derby Road, NG7 2UH Nottingham, UK. Tel.: +44 7961014142; fax: +44 1159709748.
    • ,
  • Conor N. Marnane, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • Ranjit K. Mal, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    • ,
  • David L. Baldwin, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Received 22 August 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.12.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , January 2008

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