[A case of thymoma associated with prostatic cancer].
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چکیده
A case of prostatic cancer treated with an LH-RH analogue depo-preparation was found to have a mediastinal thymoma which was later removed by surgery. The association of thymoma and prostatic cancer has not been documented in the world literature, and it remains to be elucidated whether the occurrence of the both tumors is a coincidence or etiologically inter-related.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology
دوره 80 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989