Spontaneous regression of a mediastinal thymoma

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1277-1278

  Huang, Tsai Wang ^a   Cheng, Yung Lung ^a   Chen, Jen Chih ^a   Tsai, Wen Chiuan ^a   Chang, Hung ^a   Lee, Shih Chun ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR REGRESSION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64649083678     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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