An ectopic thymoma with spontaneous infarction

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1234-1235

  Carr, C S ^a,b   O'Keefe, P A ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC ORGAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LUNG ASPIRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0035784060     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.117275     Document Type: Article

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