A localized fibrous tumor (mesothelioma) in the mediastinum: Report of a case

Surgery Today

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 871-873

  Goto, Yoshikazu ^a   Sakurada, Tohru ^a   Suzuki, Ichirou ^a   Nanjo, Hiroshi ^b   Masuda, Hirotake ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign fibrous mesothelioma; Localized fibrous tumor; Mediastinum; Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MESOTHELIOMA; THORACOTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030875828     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02385282     Document Type: Article

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