Well-differentiated thymic carcinoma: Is it thymic carcinoma or not? [2] (multiple letters)

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 628-630

  Masaoka, A ^a   Yamakawa, Y ^a   Fujii, Y ^a   Ginsberg, R J ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CANCER; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0033024681     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(99)70353-3     Document Type: Letter

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