The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 601-607 , September 2007

Neurologic outcomes of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Comparative analysis of the effect of thymoma

  • Hong Kwan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Min Soo Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Yong Soo Choi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Kwhanmien Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Young Mog Shim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Joungho Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Byoung Joon Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jhingook Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jhingook Kim, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, 50 Ilwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Korea.

Received 8 February 2007 ,Revised 1 May 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2007.

  • Image Result

    Comparison of the remission rates between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

    Comparison of the remission rates between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

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    Comparison of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) class between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

    Comparison of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) class between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

  • Image Result

    Comparison of the percentages of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

    Comparison of the percentages of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

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    Comparison of the percentages of asymptomatic patients between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

    Comparison of the percentages of asymptomatic patients between the thymoma and nonthymoma groups.

 Supported by the Samsung Medical Center Clinical Research Development Program grant, CRS 104-32-2.

PII: S0022-5223(07)00876-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.015

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 601-607 , September 2007

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