Thymoma appearing 10 years after an extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1155-1156

  Toker, Alper ^a   Tanju, Serhan ^a   Ozluk, Yasemin ^a   Serdaroglu, Piraye ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extended thymectomy; Myasthenia gravis; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; AORTA; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43049178207     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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