Thymoma in the offspring of a patient with Isaacs syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 797-798

  Coulter, Don ^a   Gold, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Isaacs syndrome; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MYOKYMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; HUMANS; ISAACS SYNDROME; MALE; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35948996188     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318157fd9c     Document Type: Article

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