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

Authors
Mirza, I Kazimi, SN Ligi, R Burns, J Braza, F
Citation
I. Mirza et al., Cytogenetic profile of a thymoma - A case report and review of the literature, ARCH PATH L, 124(11), 2000, pp. 1714-1716
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00039985 → ACNP
Volume
124
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1714 - 1716
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9985(200011)124:11<1714:CPOAT->2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Cytogenetic analysis of mixed lymphocyte and epithelial thymoma in a nonmya sthenic female patient revealed deletion of part of the short arm of chromo some 6. To our knowledge, this cytogenetic abnormality in a benign thymoma has not been previously described in the literature, which is reviewed.