Thymic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma associated with thymoma in a patient with ocular myasthenia

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-107

  Hsu, Nan Yung ^a,b   Lin, Jui Wei ^a   Hsieh, Ming Jang ^a   Lai, Yung Fa ^a   Kao, Chiung Lun ^a   Chang, Jen Ping ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mixed type thymoma; Ocular myasthenia; Thymic lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MEDIASTINUM; MYASTHENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER;

EID: 0031747003     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439850140256     Document Type: Article

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