International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 243-250 , March 2010

Parapharyngeal space tumors: surgical approaches in a series of 13 cases

,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.11.011

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 243-250 , March 2010

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