## Abstract From 1972 to 1990, we treated eight cases of thymic carcinoma (6 squamous cell and 2 small cell carcinomas). According to the classification by Masaoka et al., they consisted of one stage I, four stage III, one stage IVa, and two stage IVb. A complete resection of the primary tumor coul
Analysis of Treatment And Prognosis of 134 Thymic Carcinoma Patients
โ Scribed by Zhai, Y.; Feng, Q.F.; Ji, W.; Hui, Z.G.; Liang, J.; Zhou, Z.M.; Fan, C.C.; Wang, L.H.
- Book ID
- 123321465
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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