Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1592-1597 , November 2006

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus: Report of a 44-Year Experience of 25 Cases From a Single Institution

  • Danyel Elias da Cruz Perez, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Oral Pathology and Semiology, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Perez: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Av Limeira, 901, Areão, CEP 13414-018, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil
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  • Fábio Ramôa Pires, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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  • Márcio Ajudarte Lopes, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Titular Professor, Oral Pathology and Semiology, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Oslei Paes de Almeida, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Head, Oral Pathology and Semiology, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Luiz Paulo Kowalski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Head, Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Cancer Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.

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 This work was supported by The State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil.

PII: S0278-2391(06)01244-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.088

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1592-1597 , November 2006

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