Pure red cell anaemia coincident with benign thymoma.
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چکیده
Pure red cell agenesis in adults was first described by Kaznelson (1922). Since then the condition has been seen with and without coincident thymic tumour, and by March, 1958, 14 cases of the tumour-anaemia syndrome had been reported (Davidsohn, 1941; Humphreys and Southworth, 1945; Chediak, Fuste, and Rosales, 1953; Ross, Finch, Street, and Strieder, 1954; Chalmers and Boheimer, 1954; Bakker, 1954; Stibbe, 1955; Weinbaum and Thompson, 1955; Ramos and Loeb, 1956; Bayrd and Bernatz, 1957; Mielke, 1957). In view of the comparative rarity and the numerous problems posed by this condition publication of another single case seems justified.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1959