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==Benign thymus with stress== | ==Benign thymus with stress== | ||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
The section shows thymus with normal cortical and medullary development. The corticomedullary junction is well demarcated; however, there is an increase in histiocytes within the cortex and focal degenerative changes of thymic corpuscles. | |||
===Final diagnosis=== | ===Final diagnosis=== | ||
Thymus, incidental thymectomy: | Thymus, incidental thymectomy: | ||
<br>- Architecturally normal thymus with mild to moderate physiologic stress effects. | <br>- Architecturally normal thymus with mild to moderate physiologic stress effects. | ||