International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 104-106 , March 2011

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma presenting in the submandibular region of an 11-year-old

  • Amanda L. Silver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114, United States
    • Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Tel.: +1 617 573 3654; fax: +1 617 573 3939.
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  • William C. Faquin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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  • Daniel G. Deschler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114, United States
    • Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States

Received 22 March 2010 ,Revised 26 May 2010 ,Accepted 31 May 2010.

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PII: S1871-4048(10)00044-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.05.010

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 104-106 , March 2011

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