Not So Benign Bell's Palsy: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Facial Nerve Involving the Temporal Bone

Overview

Journal J Gen Intern Med

Publisher Springer

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Jan 20

PMID 33469775

Citations 6

Authors

Christopher N Nguyen

Niharika Mallepally

Jules R Tabilona

Lee B Lu

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