The long-term clinical outcome of myasthenia gravis in patients with thymoma.
We compared 42 myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with thymoma with 42 generalized MG patients without thymoma using a modified Osserman classification. The mean Osserman grades at diagnosis, 6 months, and 5 and 10 years post-thymectomy did not differ between groups. Our results indicate that thymoma is not a negative determinant for the long-term clinical outcome of MG.
The Toronto Hospital, Division of Neurology, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome