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Intrapulmonary thymoma: report of two cases.
CASE I A 46 year old Chinese man presented in July 1983 with intermittent haemoptysis and progressive exertional dyspnoea of six months' duration. Investigation at another hospital showed consolidation collapse of the left lung. Sputum examination was negative for malignant cells. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy showed narrowing of the left main bronchus due to extrinsic compression; a blind bronchial ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)43283-2