Intrathyroidal lymphoepithelial cyst. A report of two cases not associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 193, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 777-781

  Ryška, Aleš ^a   Vokurka, Jan ^a   Michal, Michal ^b   Ludvíková, Marie ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Branchial cleft; Lymphoepithelial cyst; Solid cell nests; Thyroid gland; Ultimobranchial body remnants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PARENCHYMA; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID CYST; ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODY;

EID: 0031410403     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(97)80056-8     Document Type: Article

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