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This document discusses the management of patients with thymoma who also have myasthenia gravis (MG). It notes that about 15% of MG patients have thymomas. The gold standard treatment is complete median sternotomy for resection of the thymoma without adjuvant therapy for early stage tumors. Extended thymectomy may remove ectopic thymic tissue but its benefits are unclear. Minimally invasive techniques using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without sternotomy have been used for thymoma resection but are
- Author
- Heru Sigit
- Language
- EN