British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 391-393 , July 2008

Facial actinomycosis mimicking a desmoid tumour: Case report

,Accepted 21 August 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00431-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.08.022

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 391-393 , July 2008

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