Thymic enlargement in childhood

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 298-303

  Öcal, Turgay ^a   Türken, Aydin ^a   Çiftçi, Arbay Özden ^a   Şenocak, Mehmen Emin ^a   Tanyel, F Cahit ^a   Büyükpamukçu, Nebil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior superior mediastinal mass; Respiratory distress; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; THYMOMA; THYMUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOBLASTIC; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TURKEY;

EID: 0034303442     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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