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A resected case of multiple thymoma is reported. The patient was a 47-year-old man with myasthenia gravis of Ossermann IIB type. Multiple thymomas were detected on a chest computed tomography scan and an extended thymothymectomy was performed. There were two separate thymomas in the anterior mediastinum: one measuring 60 × 60 mm and another measuring 25 × 25 mm in diameter, and both tumors pathologically consisted of predominantly lymphocytic forms.
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Received: November 9, 2001 / Accepted: July 2, 2002
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Ishibashi, H., Akamatsu, H. & Sunamori, M. Multiple Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis: Report of a Case. Surg Today 33, 49–51 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950300008
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950300008