Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma: A case report and review of the literature;Thymome hamartomateux ectopique: À propos d'un cas

Annales de Pathologie

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-178

  De Saint Aubain Somerhausen, Nicolas ^a   Richard, Christine ^b   Priollet, Dominique ^c   Dequanter, Didier ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b Ctr d'Anat et de Cytol Pathol   (France)

^c Clinique Saint Louis   (France)

Author keywords

Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HAMARTOMA; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIXED TUMOR; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; THYMOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3843126320     PISSN: 02426498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0242-6498(04)93942-9     Document Type: Review

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