Anterior mediastinal mass in a young man.
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The case is presented of a patient in whom the diagnosis of Klinefelter's syndrome was made only after a mediastinal teratoma was discovered. Chest physicians should be aware of this association since they are often the first to evaluate patients with mediastinal masses.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 49 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976