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==Benign thymus with stress==
==Benign thymus with stress==
:See also: [[Talk:Congenital_heart_disease#Septectomy]].
===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.
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.

Revision as of 19:21, 14 January 2011

Benign thymus with stress

See also: Talk:Congenital_heart_disease#Septectomy.

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

Thymus, incidental thymectomy:
- Architecturally normal thymus with mild to moderate physiologic stress effects.