A Case of Ectopic Cystic Thymoma |
Lee, Jae Hyung
(Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Kim, Il Ok (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Lee, Hee Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Min, Kyueng Whan (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Sang Heon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Tae Hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Sohn, Jang Won (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Yoon, Ho Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Shin, Dong Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Park, Chan Kum (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kang, Jung Ho (Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Park, Sung Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) |
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