Prognostic Relevance of WHO Classification and Masaoka Stage in Thymoma
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Kang Seong Sik
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Chun Mi Sun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim Yong Hee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Park Seung Il (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Eeom Dae W. (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Ro Jaee Y. (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim Dong Kwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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