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Thymus Involution
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymus

Thymoma Case Studies
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Photo Credits:

Thymus
http://medsci.indiana.edu/c602web/602/c602web/virtual_nrml/thymus_infant_p_5.html

Parathyroid Gland
http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/endocrines/Images/pty20he.jpg

Parathyroid
http://www.nature.com/nrrheum/journal/v7/n11/fig_tab/nrrheum.2011.130_F2.html

Positive and Negative Selection
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Commonly confused lymph node and thymus
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HAPS Histology Challenge #41
http://www.hapsweb.org/default.asp?page=challenge41

IUB Pathology
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Sentinel Node Biopsy
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)
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Treatment for IDC
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Photo Credits:

Breast Cancer Incidence
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Breast Quadrants
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Secondary lymphoid follicle
http://www.nhlcyberfamily.org/types/follicular.htm

Lymphocytic vasculitis
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Photo Credits:

Palatine Tonsil Gross
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MPz1RAg9tVU/maxresdefault.jpg

Palatine Tonsil Histology
http://histology-world.com/photoalbum/displayimage.php?album=60&pid=1607#top_display_media

Centriole arteriole and PALS
https://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/histology/?q=node/1418