Localized malignant mesothelioma of the pleura

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Takahashi, Hidenobu ^a,b   Harada, Masahiko ^a,b   Maehara, Sachio ^a,b   Kato, Harubumi ^b  

^a Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation Ookubo Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposure; Complete resection; Localized malignant mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35748971045     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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