Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma: A case study and review of the literature

Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-146

  Henderson, Christopher J A ^a   Gupta, Lalitha ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b General Clinical Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma; Hamartoma; Neck; Neoplasm; Soft tissue; Thymoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC TISSUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SPINDLE CELL; THYMOMA;

EID: 0034017683     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003130200104420     Document Type: Article

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