Myasthenia gravis associated with ectopic cervical thymoma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1393-1395

  Choi, Hojin ^a   Koh, Seong Ho ^a   Park, Moon Hyang ^a   Kim, Seung H ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical thymoma; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55249090363     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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