Cervical ectopic thymoma: A diagnostic pitfall on frozen section

Histopathology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 583-585

  Mourra, N ^a   Duron, F ^a   Parc, R ^a   Flejou, J F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL ECTOPIC THYMOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTISCANNING; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYMOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 18244384726     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02084.x     Document Type: Article

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