Long-term follow up of thymus in patients with myasthenia gravis

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• 作者：Masashiro Sugawara ; Chizu Wada ; Satoshi Okawa ; Michio Kobayashi ; Erika Abe ; Koji Obara ; Sachiko Kamada ; Hirohide Ohnishi ; Itaru Toyoshima
• 关键词：Myasthenia gravis ; Calcineurin inhibitors ; Thymoma ; Follow-up
• 刊名：Journal of Neuroimmunology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：15 April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：221
• 期：1-2
• 页码：121-124
• 全文大小：231 K

文摘

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.