Clinicopathological study of thymomas - Correlation of histologic subtype to myasthenia gravis and prognosis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 378-381

  Sundaram, C ^a   Rajagopal, P ^a   Rakshak, A D ^a   Omprakash, G ^a   Das, S Mohan ^a   Murthy, J M K ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Histologic subtype; Invasion; Myasthenia gravis; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; THYMOMA; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROGNOSIS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1142298814     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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