Hemothorax due to rupture of a benign thymoma.
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Hemothorax due to rupture of a benign thymoma.
Non-traumatic hemothorax is rare and in the case we report was due to rupture of a benign thymoma. The clinical course of the patient suggested rapid intrathoracic bleeding and emergency surgery was required to make the correct diagnosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Heart Journal
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0021-4868,1348-673X
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.26.123