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Thymoma following transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
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Thymoma following transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

E H Austin, C W Olanow and A S Wechsler
The Annals of thoracic surgery, v 35(5), pp 548-550
May 1983
PMID: 6847292
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-4975(10)60432-8View
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Abstract

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A superior mediastinal thymoma was found in a patient two years following a transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. This case report illustrates another potential complication of incomplete thymectomy that may occur with the transcervical approach.

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