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The role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Gdansk, Smoluchowskiego str. 17, 80-214, Gdansk, Poland

    Dmitry Tretiakow, Boguslaw Mikaszewski & Andrzej Skorek

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Tretiakow, D., Mikaszewski, B. & Skorek, A. The role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 277, 2939–2940 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-05923-x

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