International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 173-175 , September 2007

Odontogenic myxoma: A report of an unusual pediatric case

  • Adnène Moussa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Laboratoire d’Anatomie Pathologique, Faculté de Médecine, rue Ibn Sina, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia. Tel.: +216 97 331544; fax: +216 73 460747.
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  • Thouraya Achach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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  • Leïla Njim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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  • Néjib Ben Yahia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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  • Elyès Gassab

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Teaching Hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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  • Abdelfattah Zakhama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia

Received 23 December 2006 ,Revised 6 May 2007 ,Accepted 8 May 2007.

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PII: S1871-4048(07)00036-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2007.05.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 173-175 , September 2007

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