[Atypical carcinoid of the arytenoid: report of six cases]

Mohamed Oukabli1, Claire Blechet, Anas Harket

  • 1Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed-V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Maroc. oukablimohamed@yahoo.fr

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|June 10, 2008
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