The diagnostic yield and safety of ultrasound-assisted transthoracic biopsies of anterior mediastinal masses

C. Koegelenberg, A. Diacon, E. Irusen, F. von Groote-Bidlingmaier, A. Mowlana, P. Schubert, M. Louw, C. Wright, C. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Are needles enough: the value of different approaches
Session: Are needles enough: the value of different approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 740
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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