A novel terminology and dissemination theory for a subgroup of intrathoracic extrapulmonary hydatid cysts

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-71

  Isitmangil, Turgut ^a   Toker, Alper ^a   Sebit, Saban ^a   Erdik, Oryal ^a   Tunc, Habil ^a   Gorur, Rauf ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; INTRATHORACIC HYDATID CYST; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NOMENCLATURE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERICARDIUM; PLEURA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLEX; THEORY; THORAX TUMOR; THORAX WALL TUMOR;

EID: 0038339460     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(03)00108-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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