Neuronal antibodies and paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy in thymoma

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 516-517

  Barua, Anupama ^a   Gozzard, Paul ^b   Martin Ucar, Antonio E ^a   Maddison, Paul ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti Hu antibodies; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

HU ANTIBODY; HU ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; THYMOMA; THYMUS SURGERY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, NEOPLASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARANEOPLASTIC POLYNEUROPATHY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84869479055     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs207     Document Type: Article

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