Percutaneous needle aspiration for benign mediastinal masses

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-40

  Tercelj Zorman, Marjeta ^a,b   Jereb, Marjan ^a   Kern, Izidor ^a  

^a University Clinical   (Slovenia)

^b NONE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Benign mediastinal neoplasm; Percutaneous needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CYST; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEURINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; THYMOMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033943631     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-200007000-00007     Document Type: Article

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