Thymolipoma: a report of nine cases, with emphasis on its association with myasthenia gravis
Thymolipomas are rare tumors of the anterior mediastinum accounting for up to 9% of all thymic tumors. These tumors are associated with autoimmune diseases in up to 50% of the patients, including myasthenia gravis, aplastic anemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, lichen planus, and Graves’ disease. These tum...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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28 January 2010
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Surgery today
Year: 2010, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-136 |
| ISSN: | 1436-2813 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00595-009-4042-5 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-009-4042-5
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| Author Notes: | Ralf J. Rieker, Peter Schirmacher, Philipp A. Schnabel, Katharina Moser, Hans Hoffmann, Hendrik Dienemann, and Joachim Pfannschmidt |
| Summary: | Thymolipomas are rare tumors of the anterior mediastinum accounting for up to 9% of all thymic tumors. These tumors are associated with autoimmune diseases in up to 50% of the patients, including myasthenia gravis, aplastic anemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, lichen planus, and Graves’ disease. These tumors with a fatty appearance also can arise in older patients with autoimmune disease. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 19.05.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1436-2813 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00595-009-4042-5 |