عنوان

Surgery of the Thymus :

364271076X

9783642710766

b540764

Surgery of the Thymus :

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Pathology, Associated Disorders and Surgical Technique

edited by Jean-Claude Givel, Marco Merlini, David B. Clarke, Michael Dusmet.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

1990

(x, 345 pages 239 illustrations)

1 Historical Review --;I. Normal Thymus --;2 Embryology and Congenital Anomalies --;3 Anatomy --;4 Histology --;5 Physiology --;6 Immunology --;II. Surgical Pathology --;7 Hyperplasia --;8 Thymic Cysts --;9 Epithelial Tumors --;10 Neuroendocrine, Germ Cell, and Nonepithelial Tumors --;11 Mediastinal Tumor-like Conditions and Tumors that can Simulate Thymic Neoplasms --;III. Related Diseases --;12 Myasthenia Gravis --;13 Pure Red Cell Aplasia --;14 Immunodeficiency Diseases and Thymoma --;15 Other Conditions Associated with Thymic Disorders --;IV. Clinical Investigations --;16 Conventional Radiology --;17 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;18 Methods for Neurophysiological Investigation --;19 Dosage of Serum Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies --;V. Surgical Procedures --;20 Indications for Thymectomy --;21 Surgical Approaches --;22 Technical Aspects of Thymectomy --;23 Anaesthesia for Thymectomy --;24 Postoperative Care --;25 Thymectomy in Childhood --;26 Thymic Transplantation for Relief of Immunodeficiency --;VI. Other Therapeutic Modalities --;27 Chemotherapy for Invasive Thymomas --;28 Radiotherapy of Thymic Tumors --;29 Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis After Thymectomy --;VII. Post-Thymectomy Evolution --;30 Value of Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis --;31 Postoperative Evolution and Prognosis of Thymic Tumors --;32 Effects of Thymectomy in Human Oncogenesis.

The thymus gland has always fascinated me and, despite the ever-growing abun- dance of medical books, this subject seemed to be a bit of a "poor relation." As a surgeon, the lack of information was particularly frustrating, and this is why I de- cided to edit a text covering the different aspects of thymic pathology, surgery, and prognosis.

Abdomen -- Surgery.

Medicine.

edited by Jean-Claude Givel, Marco Merlini, David B. Clarke, Michael Dusmet.

David B Clarke

Jean-Claude Givel

M Dusmet

Marco Merlini

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