Surgery of the Thymus Pathology, Associated Disorders and Surgical Technique
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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