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Editorial
. 2023 Mar 30:7:11.
doi: 10.21037/med-23-4. eCollection 2023.

Lipofibroadenoma and other rare thymic tumors: a call for misfits

Georgina Planas  1 , Juan Carlos Trujillo-Reyes  1 , Elisabeth Martínez-Téllez  1 , Alejandra Libreros  1 , Jose Belda  1
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Editorial

Lipofibroadenoma and other rare thymic tumors: a call for misfits

Georgina Planas et al. Mediastinum. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Lipofibroadenoma; thymectomy; thymic tumor.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://med.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/med-23-4/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • Mediastinum. doi: 10.21037/med-22-32

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