Mediastinal Masses- the Bad, the Ugly and the Unusual!

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2007; 28(03): 11-16
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733222

Original Article

Prasanth Ganesan

Department of Medical Oncology, Pathology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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Amul Kapoor

Department of Medical Oncology, Pathology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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Jyoti Bajpai

Department of Medical Oncology, Pathology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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Shipra Agarwal

Department of Medical Oncology, Pathology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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Sanjay Thulkar

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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Lalit Kumar

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India

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