Diffuse thymic fibrosis: Histologic pattern of injury or distinct entity?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-215

  Shilo, Konstantin ^a   Mani, Haresh ^a   Deshpande, Charu ^b   Ozbudak, Irem H ^c   Travis, William D ^b   Galvin, Jeffrey R ^a,d   Franks, Teri J ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosing mediastinitis; Hyalinizing granuloma; IgG4; Myasthenia gravis; Thymic fibrosis; Thymus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THYMUS;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 75649117801     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c91301     Document Type: Article

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