Histologic classification of thymoma: A practical guide for routine cases

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages s125-s130

  Den Bakker, Michael A ^a   Roden, Anja C ^b   Marx, Alexander ^c   Marino, Mirella ^d  

^a Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; Histology; Pathology; Thymoma; WHO

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOMA; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; PATHOLOGY;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84924352610     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000297     Document Type: Article

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