Thymic tumours in Denmark. A retrospective study of 213 cases from 1970-1993

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 565-570

  Engel, Peter ^a   Marx, Alexander ^b   Müller Hermelink, Hans Konrad ^b  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Heterogeneity; Histology; Thymic epithelial tumours

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENMARK; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER;

EID: 0032854170     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80006-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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