Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the thymus gland [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023 Background Thymic carcinomas are rare and aggressive tumours. They constitute a heterogeneous group of tumours with various histological patterns and subtypes resembling epithelial tumours arising from other organs. Case presentation. We hereby represent
Mohamed Shatila +6 more
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Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Thymus Gland: Rare Presentation of Colorectal Cancer as Anterior Mediastinal Mass [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2017 Despite improved screening modalities, 15–25% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. The vast majority of these cases present as hepatic metastasis; however, 22% present with concomitant extrahepatic disease.
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Thymus Gland: A Double Edge Sword for Coronaviruses [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 The thymus is the main lymphoid organ that regulates the immune and endocrine systems by controlling thymic cell proliferation and differentiation. The gland is a primary lymphoid organ responsible for generating mature T cells into CD4+ or CD8+ single ...
Ebtesam A. Al-Suhaimi +10 more
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Redox-Immune Axis and Ozone Pollution: From Oxidative Stress to Thymic Involution and Neurodegeneration [PDF]
Medical SciencesChronic exposure to low concentrations of ozone leads to oxidative stress, which disrupts immune regulation. The thymus gland plays a crucial role in the maturation and differentiation of T lymphocytes, cells essential for the body’s defense and immune ...
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Common immunophenotypic features of submandibular salivary glands and thymus in rats [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012 Introduction. Submandibular salivary gland is a part of the neuro-immune-endocrine system. It contains biological factors which regulate a number of functions in the body including the modulation of thymus function. Objective. The aim of the study was
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Minimally invasive techniques in thymic surgery (review of literature)
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021 We carried out the systematic review of the domestic and foreign literature focusing on surgical treatment of patients with thymic pathology. Special attention was paid to the discussion of the advantages of minimally invasive surgery, particularly ...
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Role of different imaging modalities in the evaluation of normal and diseased thymus
The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2020 Background The appearance of the thymus on imaging studies showed great variability. Thymus imaging is a great challenge. This cross-sectional prospective study investigated the diagnostic value of different imaging modalities in the evaluation of normal
S. A. Hussein +4 more
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Anatomical and histological study on thymus development in the embryo and adult mice
SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: The thymus is the location of T cell development, where lymphoid precursors mature and are exported to the periphery through a sequence of interactions with the thymic epithelium.
Dorreia AbdAllah M. Zaghloul +3 more
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Microbial lysate upregulates host oxytocin [PDF]
, 2017 Neuropeptide hormone oxytocin has roles in social bonding, energy metabolism, and wound healing contributing to good physical, mental and social health. It was previously shown that feeding of a human commensal microbe Lactobacillus reuteri (L.
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Morphology and histology of the thymus gland in dromedary camel with particular reference to thymic Hassall's corpuscles [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary SciencesThe thymus gland is the primary lymphoid organ that undergoes postnatal growth followed by gradual atrophies and functional decline with age progress.
Saeed Y. Al-Ramadan
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