Recommendations for the reporting of surgically resected thymic epithelial tumors

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-15

  Weydert, Jamie A ^a   De Young, Barry R ^a   Leslie, Kevin O ^b  

^a 5239C RCP ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Histology; Mediastinum; Stage; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER; THYMUS EPITHELIAL TUMOR;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650481962     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPHII8GRIG3JHV     Document Type: Review

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