A review of open biopsy for mediastinal masses

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 230-233

  Massie, R J H ^a,b   Van Asperen, P P ^a   Mellis, C M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Computerized tomography; Mediastinal mass

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CYST; LYMPHANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030871763     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01585.x     Document Type: Review

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