Myasthenia Gravis Associated with Thymolipoma : A Case Report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-99

  Verbist, J ^a,b   Sel, R ^a   Van Eyken, P ^a   Van Deun, J ^a   Schroe, H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy; Thymolipoma; Thymoma; Thymus hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; THYMOMA;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIPOMA; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031114916     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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