A Comprehensive Approach to Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma: A Case Report Highlighting Management of Myasthenic Crisis and Post-Crisis Care. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that leads to muscle weakness and rapid fatigue, often exacerbated by thymoma, a tumor of the thymus gland. This case report presents the clinical management of a 40‐year‐old female with MG complicated by thymoma, who presented with a severe myasthenic crisis.
Abrar S, Ahmed ST, Khalil I, Hossain MI.
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A Rare Giant Pleural Thymoma in Posterior Mediastinum. [PDF]
, 2012 Thymoma is an epithelial neoplasm of the thymus, which commonly lies in the anterior mediastinum. Unusually, thymomas can also be found in other locations. Surgical excision, when feasible, appears to provide good results. We encountered a rare case of a
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Thymoma exhibiting spontaneous regression with developing myasthenia gravis: A case report
Thoracic Cancer, 2022 Spontaneous regression (SR) of thymoma is rare. A 44‐year‐old man with right chest pain underwent computed tomography (CT), which showed an 11.0 cm mass in the anterior mediastinum and right pleural effusion.
Kazuhisa Nishina +7 more
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Traumatic rupture of the aorta : a case report and discussion of clinical features [PDF]
, 2012 A young female patient was involved in a head-on collision and sustained a rupture of the aortic isthmus. She underwent emergency surgical repair of an aortic pseudo-aneurysm with an interposition graft.
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The Importance of Patient Positioning in Radiography When Utilising Automatic Exposure Control
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.This study highlights the impact of inaccurate patient positioning on dose and image quality when utilising the automatic exposure control (AEC) for radiographic examinations. While the AEC serves to optimise radiation dose to patients, the results here demonstrate that poor positioning can lead to significant dose implications for patients.
Adam Steward +3 more
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The technique of prolonged thoracic duct drainage in transplantation [PDF]
, 1980 Prolonged thoracic duct drainage as an immunosuppressive adjunct was accomplished in 96 per cent of organ recipients upon whom it was ...
Koep, LJ, Starzl, TE, Weill, R
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Adrenal pheochromocytoma incidentally discovered in a patient with parkinsonism [PDF]
, 2015 To evaluate the diagnostic route of pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in a patient under dopaminergic treatment. A 70-year-old man with Parkinsonism and under treatment with levodopa and carbidopa came to our observation for evaluation of arterial hypertension and
Claudio Letizia +7 more
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 106-118, March 2025.This review article reports that quantification of hypoxic volumes using PET in the pre‐radiation therapy setting is of prognostic value and indicative of treatment response in non‐small cell lung cancer. Abstract Introduction Non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer‐related death. Definitive treatment includes chemotherapy and
Carol Marks, Michelle Leech
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Case report : Williams-Campbell syndrome [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Williams-Campbell syndrome is a rare type of bronchiectasis that is due to deficiency or absence of cartilage in the fourth- to sixth-order bronchi.
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Diagnostic accuracy of multidetector computed tomography scan in mediastinal masses assuming histopathological findings as gold standard [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Aim of the study was to: 1) present MDCT characteristics of different mediastinal mass lesions, 2) estimate proportion of benign and malignant mediastinal mass lesions based on MDCT findings, and 3) find out the diagnostic accuracy with ...
Jaipal, Usha +3 more
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