Acta Med. 2013, 56: 133-141

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.8

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN DIAGNOSIS OF EXTRANASOPHARYNGEAL ANGIOFIBROMA ORIGINATING FROM NASAL CAVITY: CASE PRESENTATION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Aleksandar Perića, Jelena Sotirovića, Snežana Cerovićb, Ljubica Živićc

aDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Rhinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
bInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
cDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kragujevac, Serbia

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