Summary
1. A case of tuberculous disease of the right superior maxilla associated with pulmonary tuberculosis is described.
2. It resembled, clinically, carcimona of the superior maxilla; the diagnosis was made by the pathological examination of the tumour, and confirmed by the post-mortem examination of the lungs, which were also the seat of tuberculosis.
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Communication made to Section of Oto-Laryngology, March, 27th 1953.
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Curtin, J.M. Tuberculous disease of the right superior maxilla and ethmoidal labyrinth associated with bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. Ir J Med Sci 28, 413–417 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02977203
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