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Intestinal Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma: a Deceptive Malignant Neoplasm of the Sinonasal Region

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2024-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1792-362X | Journal ISSN: 1792-345X
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 2, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 2, 2025
Published on: Oct 10, 2025
Published by: Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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