'Ectopic' ectopic hamartomatous thymoma [7]

Histopathology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-204

  Kazakov, D V ^a   Mukensnabl, P ^a   Hes, O ^a   Michal, M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECTOPIC HAMARTOMATOUS THYMOMA; ECTOPIC TISSUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; THYMOMA;

AGED; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 4344690927     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2004.01866.x     Document Type: Letter

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