Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3064617 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We examined transversely the thymus of 33 myasthenia gravis (MG) patients followed up for more than 5 years and found three thymomas. One was found 21 years after thymoma resection (Masaoka I, WHO Type B2 thymoma) and extended thymectomy. The other two were non-thymomatous at onset, and they were not treated with extended thymectomy. Therapeutic guidelines should mention the importance of follow-up in MG thymus.
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Authors
Masashiro Sugawara, Chizu Wada, Satoshi Okawa, Michio Kobayashi, Erika Abe, Koji Obara, Sachiko Kamada, Hirohide Ohnishi, Itaru Toyoshima,