Open AccessValue of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis after Extended Thymectomy
Author(s) -
Chang Lu,
Lei Yu,
Jimmy Yun,
Yunfeng Zhang,
Ji Ke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.229894
Subject(s) - thymoma , thymectomy , medicine , subgroup analysis , myasthenia gravis , radiation therapy , survival analysis , adjuvant , survival rate , surgery , gastroenterology , meta analysis
The co-existence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and thymoma makes the surgical treatment more complicated and adjuvant radiation more controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate adjuvant radiotherapy for thymoma with MG after extended thymectomy.