Parathyroid hyperplasia associated with thymoma.
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چکیده
The case of a 65 year old female with myasthenia gravis and hypercalcaemia is presented. Failure of medical control of the myasthenia necessitated thymectomy at which time parathyroid exploration was also carried out. This revealed parathyroid hyperplasia and a thymoma. This association has not been previously documented in the literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 65 763 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989