A thymectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing the thymus gland. Surgeons perform a thymectomy to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers. The thymus is a small gland in the upper ...

Thymoma is a type of thymus cancer. The thymus is an organ within the chest. Thymoma can cause symptoms such as chest pain, coughing, and shortness of breath. Treatment may involve surgery, radiation ...

Thymoma staging can help doctors determine your best treatment options. It may also provide insight into your outlook. Thymomas are cancerous tumors that grow in your thymus — a gland in your chest ...

The Creation of the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group as a Model for Rare Diseases Thymic malignancies are rare epithelial tumors that may be aggressive and difficult to treat. Thymomas ...

Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare tumors of the thymus – a tiny organ which is responsible for producing white blood cells. These conditions are characterized by cancer cells that grow on the ...

The rabbit's owner wanted to treat the thymoma. Given the therapeutic services available to us, we offered to carry out a thymectomy. We first carried out a computed tomography scan to characterize ...

In 2011, at age 25, Youssef Heddaya was diagnosed with thymoma, a typically slow-growing tumor that develops in the thymus, a small organ in the chest that is vital to the immune system. Located near ...

The Boston College Eagles only have one win this season, but their biggest win might not come from a football game.

Each patient's past history and daily activities were reviewed in detail in an effort to elicit symptoms of myasthenia gravis. Attempts to produce muscle weakness in all patients included repetitive ...