Paediatric Mediastinal Lipoblastoma
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چکیده
Teaching Point: Lipoblastoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of painful rapidly growing fatty mass within mediastinum infants or young children under three years old.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2514-8281']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3166