A dumbbell shaped schwannoma in the parapharyngeal space
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.52.720