A case of pediatric thymoma

Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-192

  Shomura, Shin ^a   Takao, Motoshi ^a   Fujinaga, Kazuya ^a   Yada, Isao ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Surgery; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA;

EID: 3843054445     PISSN: 03869628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2482/haigan.44.189     Document Type: Article

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