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01-04-2004 | Letter to the Editor

Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma

Authors: Susanne Mende, Michael Moschopulos, A. Marx, R. Hubert Laeng

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 4/2004

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Sir, Micronodular thymoma (MNT) with lymphoid B-cell hyperplasia, a recently described rare benign neoplasm of thymic epithelium, has been found, thus far, invariably in the anterior mediastinum. We present herein an ectopic MNT incidentally found in the left cervical region related to the parotid gland. Another novel finding is partial myoid differentiation of neoplastic epithelial cells. …

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Title: Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
Authors: Susanne Mende
Michael Moschopulos
A. Marx
R. Hubert Laeng
Publication date: 01-04-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 4/2004
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-003-0961-5

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