Lymphocyte-rich thymoma often contains lymphoblasts, and lymphoblastic lymphoma often infiltrates the thymus gland. Although these two neoplasms are clinically distinct in most cases, their cytologic features may be similar on biopsy. We describe a jineneedle aspiration biopsy of a thymoma in a 50-y
Thymoma mimicking thyroid papillary carcinoma: Another pitfall in fine-needle aspiration
โ Scribed by Yolanda C. Oertel
- Book ID
- 111658086
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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