Video-assisted thoracoscopy in single-stage resection of a para-aortic posterior mediastinal dumbbell tumor

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-49

  Tsunezuka, Y ^a   Sato, H ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mediastinal dumbbell tumor; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MYELOGRAPHY; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031971905     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010186     Document Type: Article

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