Lethal tracheal dissolution during treatment for thyroid lymphoma.
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Background-A case of primary thyroid T cell lymphoma leading to lethal tracheal perforation during chemotherapy is described .
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 50 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995