Watchful waiting for some children with a mediastinal mass: the potential role for (18) F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Benign hyperplastic thymus is a rare but important differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal lesions. Histological and radiological criteria are used to distinguish this benign condition from other malignant diseases but have their limitations, and biopsy of mediastinal masses can b...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Rosa, Coleman, Jamie L, Howard, Scott C, Metzger, Monika L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3717068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23841990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-103

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3717068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23841990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-103

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