American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 130-134 , March 2008

High-grade liposarcoma metastatic to the gingival mucosa: case report and literature review

  • Joshua McElderry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
    • ,
  • Jesse K. McKenney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
    • ,
  • Brendan C. Stack, MD, FACS, FACE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72135, USA. Tel.: +1 501 686 5140; fax: +1 501 686 8029.

Received 7 March 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00042-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.04.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 130-134 , March 2008

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