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ea0026p400 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011

The expression of keratin 34βE12 in ectopic thymus tissue

Cornea R , Cornianu M , Lazar E , Dema A , Taban S , Muresan A , Lazureanu C , Golu I

Introduction: The ectopic thymus tissue (ETT) represents a migration and descending deficiency of the organ during embryogenesis.HMWK have a strong positive reaction in normal anatomical localized thymus and thymomas. A similar reaction pattern is seen in thyroid solid cell nests (SCNs) suggesting that these cells share a common origin with thymic tissue. Moreover, can be very helpful in differentiate CASTLE from other thyroid tumors.<p class="abstex...