Cytogenetic profile of a thymoma. A case report and review of the literature.
Cytogenetic analysis of mixed lymphocyte and epithelial thymoma in a nonmyasthenic female patient revealed deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 6. To our knowledge, this cytogenetic abnormality in a benign thymoma has not been previously described in the literature, which is reviewed.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
Kazimi
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Ligi
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Burns
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Braza
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D000368:Aged; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology