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Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses in High Wycombe 1986

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. W. R. Capper
Affiliation:
Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe, Bucks
D. J. Radstone*
Affiliation:
Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield.
*
Dr. David Radstone, F.R.C.R., Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield S10 2SJ

Abstract

Abstract Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus is a rare cancer in this country but relatively common in High Wycombe because of the concentration of furniture factories in this area. The management of five cases occurring recently in the High Wycombe area is described and changes in management since 1960 discussed.

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Main Articles
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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