The distribution of parenchyma, follicles, and lymphocyte subsets in thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis, with special reference to remission after.

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The distribution of parenchyma, follicles, and lymphocyte subsets in thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis, with special reference to remission after thymectomy Takeshi Mori, MD, Hiroaki Nomori, MD, PhD, Koei Ikeda, MD, PhD, Hironori Kobayashi, MD, Kazunori Iwatani, MD, Toshiaki Kobayashi, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 2, Pages 364-368 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Definition of upper, middle, and lower parts of the thymus in the present study. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 364-368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Percentage of parenchyma in each part of the thymus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 364-368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Grades of follicular hyperplasia in each part of the thymus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 364-368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Differences in percentage of parenchyma in each part of the thymus between patients with and without improvement of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy. NS, Nonsignificant; MG, myasthenia gravis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 364-368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Differences in grade of follicular hyperplasia in each part of the thymus between patients with and without improvement of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy. NS, Nonsignificant; MG, myasthenia gravis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 364-368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.026) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions