A Case of Pleural Metastasis 6 Years after Complete Surgical Resection of Invasive Thymoma |
Woo, Kwang-Jin
(Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Kim, Yang-Ki (Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki-Up (Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Uh, Soo-Taek (Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Hwang, Jung-Hwa (Department of Diagnostic Radioloy, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Yong-Hoon (Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicin) Park, Choon-Sik (Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) |
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