Evidence is presented that the thymic lesion, often called "granulomatous thymoma"4 is in fact Hodgkin's disease of the thymus gland. All but 4 patients had the nodular-sclerosis type of Hodgkin's disease, and in all the cases in which the thymus gland was involved, nodular sclerosis was ...
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Hodgkin's disease of the thymus gland Forty-four patients with Hodgkin's disease that was initially limited to the anterior mediastinum were studied by clinicopathologic analysis. In about half the cases there was involvement of the thymus gland, and in the other half there ... AR Keller,B Ca...
Fat in the thymus, as was present in this case, has never been described in Rosai-Dorfman disease previously. Our results highlight the challenge of diagnosing this uncommon tumor before surgery, and more cases need to be reported to help with the preoperative diagnosis of such a rare tumor....
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A study published in late 2002 reported that there is a significant increase in the number of CD4 cells in the blood of patients having an acute attack of Ménière's disease. CD4 cells are a subtype of T cells, which are produced in the thymus gland and regulate the immune system's res...
Infectious disease - Natural Immunity, Acquired Immunity: Every animal species possesses some natural resistance to disease. Humans have a high degree of resistance to foot-and-mouth disease, for example, while the cattle and sheep with which they may be
What is thymus disease? The Thymus: The thymus is a small gland that is located in the upper chest, directly underneath the sternum (breastbone). The thymus functions as part of the lymphatic and immune systems. Immature T-cells (a type of white blood cell) mature in the thymus. Once ...
Lymphocytes that participate in immune responses belong to two major groups. One group, which matures in the thymus gland, comprises thymic or T lymphocytes, of which there are several subsets. These subsets have different functions and carry unique surface molecules: (1) helper T lymphocytes, mar...
growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans thymosin - hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue thyroid hormo...