An unusual localization of thymoma

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-220

  Toker, A ^a,b   Eroglu, O ^a   Tanju, S ^a   Dilege, S ^a   Kalayci, G ^a   Buyukbabani, N ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Inonu C Yildiz S STFA Bloklari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aberrant anatomy; Myasthenia gravis; Thymoma; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STERNOTOMY; THORAX; THORAX SURGERY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 18844425193     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679705     Document Type: Article

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