Is there a spectrum of cytologic atypia in type a thymomas analogous to that seen in type B thymomas? A pilot study of 13 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 889-894

  Nonaka, Daisuke ^a,b   Rosai, Juan ^c,d  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

^d LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medullary; Spindle cell; Thymic carcinoma; Thymoma; Type A; Type B3

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861235446     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31824fff50     Document Type: Article

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