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  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tabriz University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2008-5117</Issn>
      <Volume>3</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="ppublish">
        <Year>2011</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <DAY>28</DAY>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Giant Mediastinal Thymolipoma in 35-Year-Old Women</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>67</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>70</LastPage>
    <ELocationID EIdType="doi">10.5681/jcvtr.2011.014</ELocationID>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Manuchehr</FirstName>
        <LastName>Aghajanzadeh</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Alavi</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Pourrasouli</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Gilda</FirstName>
        <LastName>Aghajanzadeh</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sara</FirstName>
        <LastName>Massahnia</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.5681/jcvtr.2011.014</ArticleId>
    </ArticleIdList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2011</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>06</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>The patient was 35-year-old women with a six-month history of difficulty breathing and chest pain. An anterior-posterior chest radiograph revealed a widened mediastinum with small lung volumes. During his diagnostic evaluation, a computed tomographic scan was performed and with huge mass in the anterior mediastinum with extension to the left and right side of pleural space. With postero-lateral thoracotomy the huge mass was resected. The patient discharged with good condition.</Abstract>
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        <Param Name="value">Mediastinum</Param>
      </Object>
      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">Myoid</Param>
      </Object>
      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">Thymolipoma</Param>
      </Object>
      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">Thymus</Param>
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  </Article>
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