Richard K. Akin DDS
Pathologist | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
3501 Behrman Pl New Orleans LA, 70114About
Dr. Richard Akin is a pathologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Akin is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Akin can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Akin may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intraoral biopsy of the parotid gland.
- Experience with the intraoral vertical subcondylar osteotomy.
- Myositis ossificans progressiva: a diagnostic problem.
- Paget's disease of bone. Report of a case.
- Amyloidosis, macroglossia, and carpal tunnel syndrome associated with myeloma.
- Bilateral idiopathic hypertrophy of the temporomandibular joint articular eminence.
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: report of case.
- Papillary cystadenoma of the lower lip: report of case.
- Temporomandibular joint condylar prosthesis: a ten-year report.
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