Microscopic thymoma
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Microscopic thymoma and myasthenia gravis.
A rare case of microscopically sized thymoma is described in a 56 year old man suffering from myasthenia gravis. Histological examination of the surgically removed thymus showed the presence of several epithelial thymoma-like islands. As controls, 100 thymuses obtained from consecutive necropsies were sampled: 4% of these cases showed epithelial islands. This case is further proof that "microsc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.137414