Thymic carcinoma - Analysis of nineteen clinicopathological studies

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 114-119

  Chung, D A ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Thymic carcinoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THYMUS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034066124     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9868     Document Type: Review

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