American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 54-57 , January 2009

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses presenting with generalized seizure and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: a case report and review of literature

  • Ada T.W. Ma, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, No. 30–32, Ngan Shing St, Shatin NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: + 852 26322128; fax: +852 26351408
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  • Kenny I.K. Lei, FRCP (Edin), FHKAM, FHKCP

Received 8 December 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00004-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.12.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 54-57 , January 2009

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