Intrathyroidal thymic carcinoma: A case report

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-112

  Tai, Chi Ming ^a   Liang, Cher Wei ^a   Chang, Tien Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antigens; CD5; Thymoma; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CD5 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOBECTOMY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYMUS CANCER; THYROID CANCER; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038642649     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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