Atypical primary carcinoid tumor of the thymus.
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1. Department of Medical Imaging, AZ Sint-Lucas, Bruges, Belgium Background: A 65-year-old man presented with slight cough and throat ache for one month. The complaints largely disappeared under medical treatment. Clinical examination and laboratory results showed no significant abnormalities. A conventional radiography was taken, which showed a mediastinal abnormality and several lung nodules. Additionally, a CT scan of the thorax was performed for further evaluation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie
دوره 97 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014