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Diagnostics, 2023 Thymomas are considered one of the most prevalent types of mediastinal epithelial tumors, which frequently develop in the anterior mediastinum. Due to their rarity, these tumors’ nomenclature, classification, and staging are likely to be the subject of debate and argument for most expert pathologists. Furthermore, the significance of thymoma histologic
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acetylcholine receptor antibody- mediated disease targeting the neuromuscular junction resulting in fatigable muscle weakness.
Freeman, Carla Patricia
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Annals of Medicine, 2023 Background Metaplastic thymoma (MT) is a very uncommon thymoma type, with biphasic differentiation as one of its histological characteristics. This histological pattern, however, can also be mistaken for type A thymoma and the A component in type AB ...
Minghao Wang +3 more
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Thymoma in Myasthenia Gravis: From Diagnosis to Treatment [PDF]
, 2011 One half of cortical thymoma patients develop myasthenia gravis (MG), while 15% of MG patients have thymomas. MG is a neuromuscular junction disease caused in 85% of the cases by acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies. Titin and ryanodine receptor (RyR)
Fredrik Romi
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Introduction Micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma is a rare subtype of thymoma. Here we report a case of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma that was completely resected after incomplete resection 10 years earlier.
Yasunori Kaminuma +7 more
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Autoimmune alopecia areata due to thymoma without myasthenia gravis: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Thymoma is associated with autoimmune diseases. Myasthenia gravis is frequently associated with thymoma, but cases of thymoma complicated by alopecia areata are very rare.
Yukino Saito +9 more
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Immune-Related Molecular Profiling of Thymoma With Myasthenia Gravis
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Background: Approximately 50% of thymoma patients also show myasthenia gravis (MG), which is an autoimmune disease; however, the pathogenesis of MG-associated thymoma remains elusive.
Jinman Zhuang +19 more
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Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2006 Microscopic thymoma was first described in 1976 and remains in the latest WHO classification (2004). It defines an epithelial proliferation, with
Lara, Chalabreysse +3 more
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Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 1999 CONTEXT: Cervical thymoma is a primitive thymic neoplasia. It is very rare. This disease presents higher incidence in female patients in their 4th to 6th decade of life. We present a case report of a cervical thymoma CASE REPORT: 54-year-old female patient, caucasian, with no history of morbidity, presenting a left cervical nodule close to the thyroid ...
Abrão Rapoport +3 more
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Thymoma calcification: Is it clinically meaningful?
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011 Among anterior mediastinal lesions, thymoma is the most common. Thymomas are tumors of thymic epithelial cell origin that are distinguished by inconsistent histological and biologic behavior.
Alkaied Homam +4 more
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