Extended Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A 20-Year Review

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Extended Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A 20-Year Review Akira Masaoka, MD, Yosuke Yamakawa, MD, Hiroshi Niwa, MD, Ichiro Fukai, MD, Satoshi Kondo, MD, Masayoshi Kobayashi, MD, Yoshitaka Fujii, MD, Yasumasa Monden, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 62, Issue 3, Pages 853-859 (August 1996) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1 Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Margins of the extended thymectomy. (L = left; N = nerve; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Results in the patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. (PR = palliation rate; RR = remission rate.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Results of the patients with thymomatous myasthenia gravis. (PR = palliation rate; RR = remission rate.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Remission rate curves of the younger and older groups (age at time of the operation) of nonthymomatous patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 5 Remission rate curves of the younger and older groups (age at time of the operation) of thymomatous patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 6 Remission rate curves of the nonthymomatous patients with shorter and longer preoperative duration of myasthenia gravis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 7 Remission rate curves of the thymomatous patients with shorter and longer preoperative duration of myasthenia gravis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 8 Remission rate curves of type I, IIa, and IIb myasthenia gravis in the nonthymomatous patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig. 9 Remission rate curves of type I, IIa, IIb, and III myasthenia gravis in the thymomatous patients The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996 62, 853-859DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00376-1) Copyright © 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions