Ectopic intrapleural thymoma: a rare location in the thoracic cavity
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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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دوره 2016 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016