American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 352-356 , September 2008

Carcinoid tumor of the middle ear: report of a case

  • Murat Şahan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Nadir Yildirim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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  • Atilla Arslanoğlu, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Van Military Hospital, Van, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Van Military Hospital, Van, Turkey. Tel.: +90 432 2220344; fax: +90 432 2220245.
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  • Yıldırım Karslioğlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Kadir Çağdaş Kazikdasş, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Ardahan State Hospital, Ardahan, Ardahan, Turkey

Received 8 June 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00147-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.09.008

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 352-356 , September 2008

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