Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 341-346 , October 2010

Cystic paraganglioma of the anterior mediastinum

  • Pablo F. Ortega, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • ,
  • Luis Antonio Sosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • ,
  • Manan Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Laboratory, ProHealth Care, Waukesha, WI 53188, USA
    • ,
  • Eduardo Zambrano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2010.04.008

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 341-346 , October 2010

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