Ochronosis and calcification in the mediastinal mass of a patient with alkaptonuria

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 935-936

  Taylor, A M ^a   Batchelor, T J P ^b   Adams, V L ^a   Helliwell, T R ^a   Gallagher, J A ^a   Ranganath, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; HOMOGENTISIC ACID; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCHRONOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER ARTHRITIS; STERNOTOMY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALKAPTONURIA; BIOPSY; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MIDDLE AGED; OCHRONOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053206011     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2011.090126     Document Type: Letter

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