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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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Hauptverfasser: Rieker, Ralf Joachim (VerfasserIn) , Schirmacher, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Schnabel, Philipp Albert (VerfasserIn) , Moser, Katharina (VerfasserIn) , Hoffmann, Hans (VerfasserIn) , Dienemann, Hendrik (VerfasserIn) , Pfannschmidt, Joachim (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 28 January 2010
In: Surgery today
Year: 2010, Jahrgang: 40, Heft: 2, Pages: 132-136
ISSN:1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-009-4042-5
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Verfasserangaben:Ralf J. Rieker, Peter Schirmacher, Philipp A. Schnabel, Katharina Moser, Hans Hoffmann, Hendrik Dienemann, and Joachim Pfannschmidt
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-009-4042-5

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