Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 310-313 , October 2006

Primary Solitary Mediastinal Mass Lesions: A Review of 37 Cases

  • Ali M Alizzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Jonathan M Hemli, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Highway, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9926 8895; fax: +61 2 9926 6180.
    • ,
  • Al-Mutazz Diqer, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Benjamin Bidstrup, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Received 1 April 2006 ,Revised 17 May 2006 ,Accepted 20 May 2006.

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00121-1

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.05.013

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 310-313 , October 2006

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