Synchronous independent bifocal orthotopic thymomas: A case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 585-587

  Nonami, Y ^a   Moriki, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Thymoma, classification; Thymoma, diagnosis; Thymoma, surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMUS LYMPHOMA; THYMUS SURGERY; TISSUE SECTION; CANCER INVASION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15744362732     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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