ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
Inter-relationship among myasthenia gravis, WHO histology, and Masaoka clinical stage and effect on surgical methods in patients with thymoma: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Combined effect of thymectomy on myasthenia gravis in patients with concomitant auto-immune diseases: a 22-year single-center experience.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- Reduced Number of Thymoma CTLA4-Positive Cells Is Associated With a Higher Probability of Developing Myasthenia Gravis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2023Article
- Factors affecting improvement of neurologic status evaluated by Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis Score for patients with thymomatous myasthenia gravis after extended thymectomy.Journal of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Relationship between anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies and the development of post-thymectomy myasthenia gravis in patients with thymoma: a single-center experience.Gland surgery · 2021Article
- Myasthenia gravis affects overall survival in patients with thymoma: an analysis of multicentre database using propensity score matching.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2021Article
- Histotyping of Indian thymomas: A clinicopathologic study from north India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2019Article
- Morphological assessment of thymic carcinoma through imaging: is computed tomography useful in selecting patients for surgery and in predicting incomplete resection?Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of study is to analyze the inter-relationship among WHO histology, myasthenia gravis (MG) and Masaoka stage and to assess the feasibility of thoracoscopic surgery in thymoma patients.
methodsData from 142 consecutive thymoma patients from January 2009 to March 2016 were retrospectively reviewed in our institution. Histological classification and clinical staging were assessed by WHO histology criteria and Masaoka stage. We investigated the clinical characteristics, inter-relationship among WHO histology, MG and Masaoka stage, and compared the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic thymectomy by comparison of open thymectomy.
resultsAmong 142 patients, the incidence of MG was 29.6%. Compared with A and AB-type thymomas, a higher prevalence of advance clinical stage was in B1 to C-type thymomas (37/63
conclusionsOur study suggests that WHO histology, MG, and Masaoka stage interrelate with one another, and Masaoka stage is an important prognostic factor in remission of MG after thymectomy in thymoma patients. Thoracoscopic thymectomy could achieve an equal efficacy to open thymectomy and should be recommended as a routine surgery for patients with early Masaoka stage.
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