Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the thymus: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-234

  Kim, Duck Hwan ^a   Nam, Eun Sook ^a   Yi, Jeong Geun ^a   Shin, Hyung Sik ^a   Kim, In Sun ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyst; MALT lymphoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HASSALL BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

EID: 13144275258     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689699800600407     Document Type: Article

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