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Giridhar, P., Mallick, S., Laviraj, M.A. et al. Adenoid cystic carcinoma sphenoid sinus with intracranial extension treated by radical radiotherapy: a rare case. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1037–1040 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3441-4
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