Parathyroid adenomas with pronounced lymphocytic infiltration: No evidence of autoimmune pathogenesis

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-83

  Lam, King Yin ^a,c   Chan, Alexander Chak Lam ^b   Lo, Chung Yau ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Lymphocytic infiltration; Parathyroid adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034075972     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ep:11:1:77     Document Type: Article

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