Rebound thymic enlargement on CT in adults

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-568

  Yarom, N ^a,c   Zissin, R ^b   Apter, S ^a   Hertz, M ^a   Rahimi Levene, N ^b   Gayer, G ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Computerized tomography; Thymic enlargement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE IOXITALAMATE PLUS SODIUM IOXITALAMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THYMUS; THYMUS DISEASE; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33947363731     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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