Cytogenetic profile of a thymoma. A case report and review of the literature.

نویسندگان

  • I Mirza
  • S N Kazimi
  • R Ligi
  • J Burns
  • F Braza
چکیده

Cytogenetic analysis of mixed lymphocyte and epithelial thymoma in a nonmyasthenic female patient revealed deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 6. To our knowledge, this cytogenetic abnormality in a benign thymoma has not been previously described in the literature, which is reviewed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

دوره 124 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000