Association of thymoma and myasthenia gravis: oncological and neurological results of the surgical treatment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 812-816

  Lucchi, Marco ^a   Ricciardi, Roberta ^a   Melfi, Franca ^a   Duranti, Leonardo ^a   Basolo, Fulvio ^a   Palmiero, Gerardo ^b   Murri, Luigi ^a   Mussi, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Weaning and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Remission rate; Survival; Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349129708     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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