Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 173-180 , August 2008

Chest wall tumors in childhood and adolescence

  • Michael P. La Quaglia, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Michael P. La Quaglia, MD, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.03.007

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 173-180 , August 2008

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