Thymoma appearing 10 years after an extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
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Myasthenia gravis appearing after thymectomy for thymoma.
OBJECTIVE A few thymoma patients without myasthenia gravis (MG) have been observed to develop MG after total removal of the thymoma (postoperative MG). However, the cause of this is not yet known because of the rarity of postoperative MG patients. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of the 8 postoperative MG patients. METHODS We compiled 1089 thymoma patients treated between 199...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.001