Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Coexistence of bronchogenic and thymic cysts in the thymus

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-76

  Kawano, Ryoji ^a   Hata, Enjo ^a   Ikeda, Shingo ^a   Yokota, Toshiya ^a   Tagawa, Kohei ^a   Sato, Fumitomo ^a  

^a MITSUI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchogenic cyst; Eosinophilic granuloma; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Thymic cyst; Thymus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100; T6 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY; LANGERHANS CELL; LUNG CYST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS; THYMUS CYST;

ADULT; BRONCHOGENIC CYST; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; THYMECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749094352     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-007-0191-x     Document Type: Article

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