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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2005; 11(20): 3165-3166
Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3165
Retrotracheal thymoma masquerading as esophageal submucosal tumor
Ming-Jang Hsieh, Ming-Tse Sung, Yeh Tang, Fu-Ming Fang, Shu-Hang Ng, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Sheung-Fat Ko
Sheung-Fat Ko, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Shu-Hang Ng, Fu-Ming Fang, Departments of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, China
Hsuan-Ying Huang, Ming-Tse Sung, Departments of Pathology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, China
Yeh Tang, Departments of Oncology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, China
Ming-Jang Hsieh, Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Ming-Jang Hsieh MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan, China. sfatko@adm.cgmh.org.tw
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Received: September 21, 2004
Revised: September 22, 2004
Accepted: September 30, 2004
Published online: May 28, 2005
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