Occurrence of invasive thymoma after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: report of a case.
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Abstract
We report the occurrence of an invasive thymoma following a median sternotomy with removal of a normal involuted thymus in a patient with myasthenia gravis and stress the prompt reevaluation of post-thymectomy patients who have an initial good response and then deteriorate.
Medical subject headings
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Thymectomy
- Thymoma
- Thymus Neoplasms