Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2009

Cutaneous Cysts of the Head and Neck

  • Taiseer Hussain Al-Khateeb, BDS, MScD, FDSRCSEd, FFDRCSI

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology and King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Al-Khateeb: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, PO BOX 3030, Jordan
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  • Nidal M. Al-Masri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Jordan University of Science and Technology and King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
    • ,
  • Firas Al-Zoubi, MBBS, FRRC

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Division of Otorinolaryngology, Jordan University of Science and Technology and King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.05.023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2009

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