International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8 , January 2012

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue in a child

  • Mosaad Abdel-Aziz

      Affiliations

    • Study was carried out at Kasr El-Aini Hospital of Cairo University.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: 2 El-Salam St., King Faisal, Above El-Baraka Bank, Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Tel.: +20 105140161; fax: +20 225329113.

Received 9 June 2011 ,Revised 22 July 2011 ,Accepted 24 July 2011.

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PII: S1871-4048(11)00059-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2011.07.004

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8 , January 2012

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