Ectopic intrapleural thymoma: a rare location in the thoracic cavity
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Ectopic intrapleural thymoma: a rare location in the thoracic cavity
We present a patient with a large thymoma on the right thoracic cavity developing from the visceral pleura. This is a rare location for this tumour, and only a few had been reported to date in the literature.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjv166