A case report of pyothorax-associated lymphoma successfully treated by pleuropneumonectomy following radiation therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Japanese Associtation for Chest Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0919-0945,1881-4158
DOI: 10.2995/jacsurg.19.889