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ASO Author Reflections: Tumor Maximum Area is Better for Representing Tumor Size in Thymic Epithelial Tumors

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Dong Tian MD, PhD & Jun Nakajima MD, PhD

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China

    Dong Tian MD, PhD & Hao-Ji Yan MD

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Dong Tian MD, PhD

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Tian, D., Yan, HJ. & Nakajima, J. ASO Author Reflections: Tumor Maximum Area is Better for Representing Tumor Size in Thymic Epithelial Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 2086–2087 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09132-y

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