Multilocular thymic cyst associated with follicular hyperplasia: Clinicopathologic study of 4 resected cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Izumi, Hiroshi ^a   Nobukawa, Bunsei ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a   Kumasaka, Toshio ^a   Miyamoto, Hideaki ^a   Yamazaki, Akio ^a   Sonobe, Satoshi ^a   Uekusa, Toshimasa ^b   Suda, Koichi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicular hyperplasia; Sjogren syndrome; Thymic cyst

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS CYST;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23444449305     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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