Thymoma following transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
A superior mediastinal thymoma was found in a patient two years following a transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. This case report illustrates another potential complication of incomplete thymectomy that may occur with the transcervical approach.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000628:therapy*; D013249:Sternum; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed