The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1382-1383 , May 2007

Giant mediastinal teratoma—bull in a china shop: Management strategies

  • Lakhvinder S. Vohra, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Rajnish Talwar, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Mala Mathur, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • ,
  • Chadalavada Venkata R. Mohan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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  • Naveen Chawla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Ramanathan Saranga Bharathi, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Maj. Ramanathan Saranga Bharathi, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India 411040.

Received 25 November 2006 ,Accepted 12 December 2006.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)00203-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.053

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1382-1383 , May 2007

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