Cervical thymic cyst

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-205

  Shukul, V K ^a   Jha, A ^a   Shankar, B G ^a  

^a Medical Division   (India)

Author keywords

Branchial arch; Cyst; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; NECK CYST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYMUS CYST;

EID: 2342619509     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80126-6     Document Type: Article

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