Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Literature Review

doi:10.24920/J1001-9294.2017.027

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 201-203.doi: 10.24920/J1001-9294.2017.027

Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yin Yin-gai^1,², Lu Hai-zhen^1,^*()

¹ Department of Pathology and Resident Training Base, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
²Department of Pathology, LiangxiangTeaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 102401, China

收稿日期:2016-08-24 出版日期:2017-09-27 发布日期:2017-09-27

Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yin Yin-gai^1,², Lu Hai-zhen^1,^*()

¹ Department of Pathology and Resident Training Base, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
²Department of Pathology, LiangxiangTeaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 102401, China

Received:2016-08-24 Published:2017-09-27 Online:2017-09-27
Contact: Lu Hai-zhen E-mail:luhz@cicams.ac.cn

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Key words: primary adenocarcinoma, thymic carcinoma, mucinous, immunohistochemistry

Yin Yin-gai, Lu Hai-zhen. Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Literature Review[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, 2017, 32(3): 201-203.

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