Sialolithiasis of minor salivary gland

Minor Salivary Gland Sialolithiasis of the Upper Lip

502 Ann Dermatol Received November 22, 2012, Accepted for publication December 5, 2012 Corresponding author: Bark-Lynn Lew, Department of Dermatology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892 Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Korea. Tel: 82-2-440-7329, Fax: 82-2-4407336, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons A...

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