Cystic thymoma

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Rieker, Ralf J ^a   Aulmann, Sebastian ^a   Schnabel, Philipp A ^a   Sack, Falk Udo ^a   Otto, Herwart F ^a   Mechtersheimer, Gunhild ^a   Schirmacher, Peter ^a   Bläker, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystic thymoma; Micronodular thymoma; Thymic cysts

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYSTIC THYMOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; THYMOMA; THYMUS CYST;

EID: 18444367967     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03032408     Document Type: Article

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