Minimally invasive approaches for histological diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 675-679

  Fang, Wen Tao ^a   Xu, Mei Ying ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Chen, Yong ^a   Chen, Wen Hu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI CHEST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mediastinal tumor; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MINIMEDIASTINOTOMY; MORBIDITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

EID: 34248645473     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200704020-00012     Document Type: Article

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