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Dedifferentiated Salivary Hybrid Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus with Pagetoid Spread to the Overlying Lining Mucosa

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Tran, T.A.N., Jennings, T. & Carlson, J.A. Dedifferentiated Salivary Hybrid Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus with Pagetoid Spread to the Overlying Lining Mucosa. Head and Neck Pathol 9, 293–299 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-014-0564-2

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