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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Nasal Cavity

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  1. Department of Head and Neck and Endocrine Pathology, The Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA

    Rachel L. Werner

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Naval Postgraduate Dental School, 8955 Wood Road, Bethesda, MD, 20889-5628, USA

    James T. Castle

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Werner, R.L., Castle, J.T. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Nasal Cavity. Head and Neck Pathol 10, 336–339 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-015-0662-9

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