Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , February 2009

Answer to Case of the Month #143: Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Chest Wall

  • Subramanian Subramanian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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  • Ashu Seith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Ashu Seith, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India 110029.
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  • Pooja Abhey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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  • Sandeep Agarwala, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
  • ,
  • Sandeep Mathur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00017-5

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.02.014

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , February 2009