Acta Med. 2014, 57: 78-82

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.44

CLINICAL CASE REPORT OF A LARGE ANTROCHOANAL POLYP

Cveta Špadijer-Mirkovića, Aleksandar Perića, Biserka Vukomanović-Đurđevićb, Ivan Stanojevićc

aDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Rhinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbi
bInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbi
cInstitute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbi

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