Hyperplasia of thymic gland

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-290

  Lee, Y M ^a   Koh, M T ^a   Omar, A ^a   Majid, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Massive thymic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030155822     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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