Thymoma and agranulocytosis: Two case reports and literature review

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-56

  Yip, Desmond ^a   Rasko, John E J ^b   Lee, Choon ^a   Kronenberg, Harry ^b   O'Neill, Barry ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

agranulocytosis; neutropenia; thymectomy; thymoma; white cell aplasia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THYMOMA;

EID: 0029836756     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1880.x     Document Type: Article

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