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  1. Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Liang Cheng MD

  2. University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    David G. Bostwick MD, MBA, FCAP

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    David G. Bostwick MD, MBA, FCAP

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Chang, CC., Tomashefski, J.F. (2002). Mediastinum. In: Cheng, L., Bostwick, D.G. (eds) Essentials of Anatomic Pathology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-162-6_15

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