British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 520-522 , December 2005

Osteoma of the ethmoidal sinus: a rare case of recurrence

  • Lambros Zouloumis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2310 265223; fax: +30 6932 413338.
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  • Nikolaos Lazaridis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Maria Papadaki

      Affiliations

    • University Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • A. Epivatianos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 6 July 2004 ,Accepted 18 January 2005.

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PII: S0266-4356(05)00038-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.01.014

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 520-522 , December 2005

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