Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2364-2371 , November 2008

Sequential Treatment of Giant Lymphatic Malformation of the Tongue Combined With Severe Oral and Maxillofacial Deformities

  • Rong-Sheng Zeng, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Zeng: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 56 Lingyuan W. Road, Guangzhou, 510055, P.R. China
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  • Xi-Qiang Liu, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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  • An-Xun Wang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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  • Da-Wei Wang

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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  • Jian-Ning Wang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China

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 Rong-Sheng Zeng and Xi-Qiang Liu contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0278-2391(08)01049-5

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.015

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2364-2371 , November 2008

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