Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1583-1586 , November 2006

Lipomatous Lesions of the Parotid Gland

  • Madanagopalan Ethunandan, BM, MDS, FDSRCS, FFDRCS, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ethunandan: Maxillofacial Unit, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 4SE, UK
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  • Gopal Vura, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior House Officer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
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  • Tijjani Umar, MRCPath

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Histopathology, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
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  • Rajiv Anand, FDSRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
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  • Clive A. Pratt, FDSRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
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  • David W. Macpherson, FDSRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
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  • Alan W. Wilson, FDSRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01243-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.059

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1583-1586 , November 2006

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