Surgical Decision Making: Thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis.
Mediastinum
Myasthenia gravis
Surgery
Thymoma
Thymus
Journal
Thoracic surgery clinics
ISSN: 1558-5069
Titre abrégé: Thorac Surg Clin
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101198195
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2019
May 2019
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Résumé
About 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis are affected by thymoma. Precise tumor staging is necessary to plan the appropriate operation. In early stages, complete surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment. Minimally invasive approaches can be safely performed by highly trained surgeons, and may be preferred in myasthenic patients because they can ensure optimal results from the oncological, neurologic, and surgical point of views, avoiding the complications of open approach. For advanced stage thymoma in myasthenic patients, a careful, multidisciplinary planning of the therapeutic approach must be undertaken, particularly for extended resections involving the lung and great vessels.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30928002
pii: S1547-4127(18)30163-4
doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.12.007
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
203-213Informations de copyright
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