Open AccessMorphological characteristics of the thymus gland in children with congenital heart disease
Author(s) -
I. F. Matyushin,
I K Okhotin,
V. Ya. Ovsyanikov
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj70520
Subject(s) - dissection (medical) , biopsy , heart disease , medicine , thoracic cavity , pathology , anatomy
We have undertaken a study of thymus gland structure in children with congenital heart defects aged 3 to 10 years. We analyzed thymus biopsy specimens obtained from the marginal zone of the gland during surgical correction of cardiac malformations after thoracic cavity dissection. The biopsy size was 1.5 cm3.