International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 395-397 , April 2003

Unilateral agenesis of the parotid gland: an unusual entity

  • S.J. Daniel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G-2G4
    • ,
  • S. Blaser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada
    • ,
  • V. Forte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G-2G4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-416-971-8940; fax: +1-416-813-3456

Received 10 April 2002 ,Revised 14 October 2002 ,Accepted 14 October 2002.

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PII: S0165-5876(02)00375-0

doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00375-0

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 395-397 , April 2003

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