Non-typhoidal Salmonella abscess in a patient with a large thymoma: a rare presentation and review of the literature
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Corresponding author: Wilbert S. Aronow MD, FACC, FAHA Cardiology Division New York Medical College Macy Pavilion, Room 138 Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 493 5311 Fax: (914) 235 6274 E-mail: [email protected] 1 Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA 2 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA 3 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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