Brachiocephalic Vein Aneurysm: An Unusual Cause of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass.

Arch Bronconeumol

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: October 2022

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