Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 334-338 , October 2009

Sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma of the parotid gland in an adult

  • Janez Lamovec, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Department of Pathology, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +38 6 1 5879 719; fax: +38 6 1 5879 802.
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  • Metka Volavšek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.02.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 334-338 , October 2009

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