Editorial comment. Recurrence of thymoma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 900-901

  Ruffini, Enrico ^a   Filosso, Pier Luigi ^a   Lausi, Paolo ^a   Oliaro, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Surgery; Thymic recurrence; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THYMOMA; FEMALE; MALE; METASTASIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052969562     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.048     Document Type: Note

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