Fungus ball of the maxillary sinus: clinical and diagnostic characteristics
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Calcified mucor fungus ball of the maxillary sinus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Romanian Journal of Rhinology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2393-3356
DOI: 10.2478/rjr-2020-0024