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Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the nose

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A rare case of metastasis of a renal carcinoma to the nasal cavity is presented.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Center, and Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

    T. Hefer, H. Z. Joachims & A. Golz

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Hefer, T., Joachims, H.Z. & Golz, A. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the nose. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 251, 127–129 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179908

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