Treatment Outcome of Thymic Epithelial Tumor: Prognostic Factors and Optimal Postoperative Radiation Therapy |
Oh Dong Ryul
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Ahn Yong Chan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim Kwan Min (Department of Rhoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim Jhingook (Department of Rhoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Shim Young Mog (Department of Rhoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Han Jung Ho (Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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