Immature teratoma in both mediastinum and liver of a 21-year-old female patient

Acta Medica Austriaca

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-28

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^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immature teratoma; Liver; Mediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER; LIVER LOBECTOMY; MEDIASTINUM; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037278670     PISSN: 03038173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1563-2571.2003.02024.x     Document Type: Article

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