Management of thymic tumors: a survey of current practice among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

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Published in J Thorac Oncol on March 01, 2011

Authors

Enrico Ruffini1, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Frank Detterbeck, Gaetano Rocco, Pascal Thomas, Federico Venuta, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Questionnaire Working Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. enrico.ruffini@unito.it

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