American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 250-254 , July 2008

Yolk sac tumor in the nasal cavity

  • Bernardo Cunha Araujo Filho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Jonathan B. McHugh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Ricardo L. Carrau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, Suite 500, 203 Lothrop Street, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Tel.: +1 412 647 8186; fax: +1 412 647 2080.
    • ,
  • Amin B. Kassam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Received 17 August 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00140-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.09.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 250-254 , July 2008

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