Cervicomediastinal thymic cysts

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Kelley, Daniel J ^a   Gerber, Mark E ^b   Willging, J Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital; cysts; thymic; thymus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CYST;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; NECK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031555846     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01485-1     Document Type: Article

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