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Original Article

The Role of Preoperative Radiotherapy for Invasive Thymoma

K. Ohara Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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T. Okumura Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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S. Sugahara Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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M. Akisada Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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T. Yokose Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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T. Ogata Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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K. Mitsui Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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S. Hasegawa Departments of Radiology, Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, and Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan
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Pages 425-429 | Accepted 03 Apr 1989, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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