Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 339-342 , December 2006

Pharyngeal teratocarcinosarcoma: review of the literature and report of two cases

  • Fernando Carrizo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Departamento de Patologia, Hospital de Clinicas, “Jose de San Martin”, Av Cordoba 2351; Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • Keyla Pineda-Daboin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Hospital Militar “Carlos Arvelo” and Instituto Anatomopatologico “Jose A. O’Daly”, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
    • ,
  • Anatonio Galvao Neto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
    • ,
  • Mario A. Luna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.03.006

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 339-342 , December 2006

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