Thymoma : A pathological study of 50
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Background: A combination of epithelial cells and lymphocytes results in a varied histomorphology of thymomas and consequent varied classification systems. Aim: To correlate the Marino and Muller-Hermelink (MMH) classification with the invasive behaviour of
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