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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Massive thymic hyperplasia
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Volume 55, No. 5, Year 1993
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Description
Massive thymic hyperplasia is an extremely rare form of true thymic hyperplasia most often described in infants and children. Hyperplasia of this order is not known to occur in any other organ, and its etiology and prognostic significance remain unknown. As there is no accurate way of preoperatively differentiating massive thymic hyperplasia from other tumors of the thymus and anterior mediastinum, we advise excision in all cases for histological analysis and relief of mediastinal compression. This description of 4 cases updates the 30 previously reported cases, and includes a literature review. © 1993.
Authors & Co-Authors
Linegar, Anthony G.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Odell, John A.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Fennell, W. M.Pitt
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Close, Pauline M.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
de Groot, Mark K.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Casserly, Dennis R.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Perold, Joss I.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, East London
Frere Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0003-4975(93)90033-E
ISSN:
00034975
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Approach
Systematic review