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An unusual enlarged thymus
  1. Maria Francesca Patria1,
  2. Sophie Guez1,
  3. Aurora Balzani2,
  4. Susanna Esposito1
  1. 1Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  2. 2Pediatric Radiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Susanna Esposito, Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Commenda 9, 20122 Milano, Italy; susanna.esposito{at}unimi.it

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2011.213710

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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