Cystic lesions of the mediastinum

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-253

  Wick, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchogenic cysts; Cystic mediastinal neoplasms; Enteric cysts; Pericardial cysts; Thymic cysts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMAN; LUNG CYST; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENINGOCELE; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM CYST; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOLID TUMOR; THORAX TUMOR; THYMUS; THYMUS CYST;

HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINUM;

EID: 33646088708     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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