Published in Thorax on June 07, 2010
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Extrapleural pneumonectomy with venous confluence resection for stage IVA thymic tumors. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.75
Successful bilateral lung transplantation after previous pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.75
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Textiloma on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a wolf in a sheep's clothing? J Thorac Oncol (2010) 0.75
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