International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 221-224 , 15 December 1998

Facial paralysis: a presenting feature of rhabdomyosarcoma

  • Mohammed M.S. Jan

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    • Corresponding Author InformationPresent address: The Department of Pediatrics (Neurology), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, P.O. Box 6615, Jeddah 21452, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 2 6401000; fax: +966 2 695 2538.

Received 29 April 1998 ,Revised 8 August 1998 ,Accepted 11 August 1998.

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International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 221-224 , 15 December 1998

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