Thymolipoma associated with myasthenia gravis

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 241-242

  Takamori, S ^a   Hayashi, A ^a   Tayama, K ^a   Ohtsuka, S ^a   Hiraki, H ^a   Shirouzu, K ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy; Thymic tissue; Thymolipoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS;

EID: 0030828547     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439709041754     Document Type: Article

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