Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 267-270 , August 2008

Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis of the sinonasal tract

  • Ognjen Kosarac, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Mario A. Luna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Jae Y. Ro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Alberto G. Ayala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 713 441 1339; fax: +1 713 793 1603.

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00021-4

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.02.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 267-270 , August 2008

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