Thymic carcinoma with a large cystic lesion

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 574-576

  Takeda, Shin Ichi ^a   Hirano, Hiroshi ^a   Maeda, Hajime ^a   Sawabata, Noriyoshi ^a   Okumura, Yoshitomo ^a   Asada, Hiroki ^a  

^a TONEYAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cystic lesion; Thymic carcinoma; Thymic epithelial tumor

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TERATOMA; THYMUS CANCER; THYMUS CARCINOMA; THYMUS CYST;

EID: 11144311051     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0026-y     Document Type: Article

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