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Original Research

Clinicopathological Features and Prognosis of Primary Mediastinal Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Retrospective Single-Institution Analysis

Jiaqi ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7798-3816
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Yeye ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6654-7701
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Lei LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China
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Mengxin ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China
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Cheng HuangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China
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Chao GuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2170-5096
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Shanqing LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 8527-8534 | Published online: 13 Nov 2021

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