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CASE REPORT

Thymoma with immunodeficiency (Good's syndrome): Review of the literature apropos three cases

Spiros Miyakis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Angelos Pefanis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Freda H. Passam From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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George R. Christodulakis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Paraskevi A. Roussou From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Theodore D. Mountokalakis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pages 314-320 | Received 03 Sep 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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