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ReviewThoracic cancer2021

Viral infection in thymoma and thymic tumors with autoimmune diseases.

Rui Chang, Shuning Duan, Shicong Li, Peng Zhang

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Review in Thoracic cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Type B3 thymoma complicated withExperimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rui ChangTianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1017-6531
Shuning DuanDeparment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4995-9154
Shicong LiDeparment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1253-1493
Peng ZhangDeparment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A thymoma is a type of thymic tumor which is rarely malignant that is frequently reported in adult patients. A number of thymoma-related immune disorders are observed including autoimmune diseases, which suggests a strong connection between thymoma development and immunological mechanisms. Characterized by association with humoral and cellular immunodeficiency, thymoma patients are susceptible to opportunistic infections by environmental factors. Recent reports have suggested that viral infection may play a role in the etiological mechanisms of thymoma development associated with dysregulated immunity. In this review, we summarize the case reports and studies related to viral infection, such as CMV, EBV and HSV, that probably play a part in the pathogenesis of thymoma and related diseases. Furthermore, we demonstrate the underlying mechanisms by which viruses may induce the occurrence of thymoma with autoimmune diseases. Lastly, we discuss the potential application of antiviral therapy in the treatment of thymic diseases.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesHumansOpportunistic InfectionsThymomaThymus NeoplasmsVirus Diseasesautoimmune diseasesinfectionthymomavirus

Identifiers

PMID34532982
PMCPMC8590902
OpenAlexW3199497443

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