Ectopic thymoma mimicking a pleuropericardial cyst: a case report
✍ Scribed by L. Ionescu; Cr. Dragomir; R. Dănilă; C. Rădulescu; I. Trifescu; D. Butcovan
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-544X
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