Diagnosis of mediastinal masses and principles of surgical tactics and technique for their treatment

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 54-60

  Esposito, G ^a  

^a Policlinico Federico II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0032935953     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-8586(99)70019-3     Document Type: Article

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