Invasive thymoma with paraneoplastic retinopathy

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 717-719

  Yamada, Gen ^a   Ohguro, Hiroshi ^b   Aketa, Katsuyuki ^b   Itoh, Takayuki ^b   Shijubo, Noriharu ^b   Takahashi, Hiroki ^b   Fujiwara, Osamutaro ^b   Satoh, Masaaki ^b   Ohtsuka, Kenji ^b   Abe, Shosaku ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer associated retinopathy; Heat shock protein; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Recoverin

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; RECOVERIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC RETINOPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINOPATHY; THYMOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038383360     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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