Desmoid tumor of the sternum presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 384-386

  Saw, Eng ^a   Yu, Gloria S ^b   Mell, Matthew ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromatosis; Mediastinal neoplasms; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESMOID TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; STERNUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031035878     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01043-3     Document Type: Article

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