Surgery of the Thymus

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Historical Review

   1. Historical Review

      • Jean-Claude Givel

      Pages 1-9

3. Normal Thymus

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Embryology and Congenital Anomalies

      • Stephen W. Gray, John E. Skandalakis

      Pages 13-17

   3. Anatomy

      • Marion D. Kendall

      Pages 19-26

   4. Histology

      • Marion D. Kendall

      Pages 27-38

   5. Physiology

      • Jean-François Bach, Mireille Dardenne

      Pages 39-43

   6. Immunology

      • Henk-Jan Schuurman, Louis Kater

      Pages 45-56

4. Surgical Pathology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Hyperplasia

      • Walter J. Hofmann, Peter Möller, Herwart F. Otto

      Pages 59-70

   3. Thymic Cysts

      • Anthony S. Y. Leong

      Pages 71-77

   4. Epithelial Tumors

      • Mark R. Wick, Juan Rosai

      Pages 79-107

   5. Neuroendocrine, Germ Cell, and Nonepithelial Tumors

      • Mark R. Wick, Juan Rosai

      Pages 109-150

   6. Mediastinal Tumor-like Conditions and Tumors that can Simulate Thymic Neoplasms

      • Alberto M. Marchevsky

      Pages 151-162

5. Related Diseases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Myasthenia Gravis

      • Robert P. Lisak

      Pages 165-179

   3. Pure Red Cell Aplasia

      • Sanford B. Krantz

      Pages 181-188

   4. Immunodeficiency Diseases and Thymoma

      • Frederick P. Siegal

      Pages 189-198

   5. Other Conditions Associated with Thymic Disorders

      • Charles Ruchti, Max W. Hess

      Pages 199-203

6. Clinical Investigations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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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 aspects of thymic pathology, surgery, and prognosis. It is always difficult to strike a balance between what is to be included and left out of a book about a subject intended for readers of different specialities. This one was written primarily to provide valuable information to surgeons on most aspects related to thymic surgery and to other specialists who are often confront­ ed with thymic diseases. Written by leaders in their respective fields, I hope it will provide an excellent reference for those interested in an up-to-date synthesis of general knowledge of such highly specialized areas as immunology, pathology, and neuroscience. The opening chapters on clinical management provide a historical review and descriptions of the normal thymus and surgical pathology. Later chapters review the various diseases related to the surgical pathology of the thymus. Investiga­ tions, surgical procedures, and other therapeutic modalities are also extensively covered. The book closes with chapters on the postoperative evolution of myas­ thenia gravis and thymic tumors, as well as on the effect of thymectomy in hu­ man oncogenesis.

• Thymus
• Thymus, Chirurgie
• Thymus, Pathologie
• Thymus, Radiologie
• care
• diseases
• outcome
• pathology
• patients
• surgery
• surgical technique
• surgical techniques
• transplantation
• treatment
• tumor
• abdominal surgery

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Jean-Claude Givel

• Service de Chirurgie A, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Marco Merlini, Michael Dusmet

• Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

  David B. Clarke

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