Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the thymus: Hyperplasia vs lymphoma

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-56

  Parrens, Marie ^a   Dubus, Pierre ^a   Danjoux, Marie ^a   Jougon, Jacques ^a   Brousset, Pierre ^a   Velly, Jean François ^a   De Mascarel, Antoine ^a   Merlio, Jean P ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma; MALT type lymphoma; Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue; Thymic follicular hyperplasia; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD79A ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN BCL 6;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CLONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MEMORY CELL; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STAINING; THYMUS; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; LYMPHOMA, MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0036144296     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/G3AC-P7K8-2JNK-8C3U     Document Type: Article

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