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Editorial
. 2018 Sep;7(Suppl 3):S206-S207.
doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.07.13.

Thymectomy as an oncologic and immunologic treatment

Masatsugu Hamaji  1
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Editorial

Thymectomy as an oncologic and immunologic treatment

Masatsugu Hamaji. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2018 Sep.
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