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Thymus Gland Pathology

Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features

Editors:

  1. Corrado Lavini

    1. Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialities Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia General Hospital, Modena, Italy

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  2. Cesar A. Moran

    1. Institute of Thoracic Pathology, University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

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  3. Uliano Morandi

    1. Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialities Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia General Hospital, Modena, Italy

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  4. Rudolf Schoenhuber

    1. Division of Neurology, Bolzano Hospital, Bolzano, Italy

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  • Updating monograph: the volume comprehends the most important pathologies of the thymus (congenital, flogistic and hypertrophic, neoplastic pathology) and presents the most recent surgical and non surgical techniques of treatment of thymus pathology

  • Multidisciplinar approach of the thymus pathology, suitable for several specialists as surgeons, neurologists, pathologists, radiologists and so on

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  3. Embryology and Anatomy of the Thymus Gland

    • Carla Palumbo
    Pages 13-18

  4. Physiology and Immunology of the Thymus Gland

    • Milena Nasi, Marcello Pinti, Leonarda Troiano, Andrea Cossarizza
    Pages 19-30

  5. Congenital Pathology of the Thymus

    • William Diehl-Jones, Debbie F. Askin
    Pages 31-37

  6. Hyperplastic and Inflammatory Pathology of the Thymus

    • Antonio Maiorana, Luca Reggiani-Bonetti
    Pages 39-53

  7. Benign and Malignant Tumors

    • Cesar A. Moran
    Pages 55-67

  8. Clinical Features of Thymus Pathology

    • Ghulam Khaleeq, Hakim A. Ali, Ali I. Musani
    Pages 69-87

  9. Thymus and Myasthenia Gravis. Pathophysiological and Clinical Features

    • Loredana Capone, Riccarda Gentile, Rudolf Schoenhuber
    Pages 89-98

  10. Radiologic Diagnosis: X-ray, CT and MRI

    • Matteo Zanichelli, Manuela Gozzi, Mario Bertolani
    Pages 99-109

  11. PET Features

    • Bruno Bagni, Antonella Franceschetto, Alessandra Casolo, Marina Cucca
    Pages 111-120

  12. Minimally Invasive and Surgical Diagnosis

    • Ciro Ruggiero, Corrado Lavini, Younes Mehd, Daniela Paioli, Marco Patelli, Mario De Santis et al.
    Pages 121-132

  13. Surgical Anatomy of the Thymus Gland

    • Joseph B. Shrager
    Pages 133-136

  14. Anesthesiological Problems in Thymus Gland Surgery

    • Vincenzo Lucio Indrizzi, Fabio Gazzotti, Maria Antonietta Fanigliulo, Alberto Tassi
    Pages 137-147

  15. Conventional Techniques: Cervicotomy

    • Piero Borasio, Francesco Ardissone
    Pages 149-155

  16. Conventional Techniques: Median Sternotomy

    • Alfredo Mussi, Marco Lucchi
    Pages 157-160

  17. Conventional Techniques: Transthoracic Approach

    • Uliano Morandi, Christian Casali
    Pages 161-166

  18. Open Videoassisted Techniques: Transcervical Approach

    • Marc de Perrot, Shaf Keshavjee
    Pages 167-171

  20. Open Videoassisted Techniques: Transcervical-Subxiphoid-Videothoracoscopic Maximal Thymectomy

    • Marcin Zieliński, Łukasz Hauer, Jarosław Kużdżał, Witold Sośnicki, Maria Harazda, Juliusz Pankowski et al.
    Pages 181-186
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About this book

The thymus is a gland that over the last two centuries has generated great awareness not only from the anatomical perspective but also for the physiological and pat- logical roles it plays in many disease processes. Prior to the early studies on its th anatomy and physiology in the 18 century, the thymus was believed to perform - usual and curious functions such as purification of the nervous system, providing a protective cushion for the vasculature of the superior mediastinum, fetal nouri- ment, or more spiritual roles such as being the seat of the soul, among others. D- th ing the 19 century important anatomical/physiological studies took place focusing on the role of the thymus in pathological conditions. However, it was not until the th middle of the 19 century that a more comprehensive analysis of the role of the thymic gland and its role in pathogenesis began to emerge. Currently, while the knowledge gained on the diverse aspects of the thymic gland has furthered our understanding of its role in a gamut of processes, more knowledge is still being sought, and by no means is a full understanding of the gland’s physi- ogy and pathology complete. Different aspects, including its purported endocrine function, its association with other autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus, among others, are under evaluation and research.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialities Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia General Hospital, Modena, Italy

    Corrado Lavini, Uliano Morandi

  • Institute of Thoracic Pathology, University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

    Cesar A. Moran

  • Division of Neurology, Bolzano Hospital, Bolzano, Italy

    Rudolf Schoenhuber

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Thymus Gland Pathology

  • Book Subtitle: Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features

  • Editors: Corrado Lavini, Cesar A. Moran, Uliano Morandi, Rudolf Schoenhuber

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0828-1

  • Publisher: Springer Milano

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Milan 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-0827-4Published: 27 August 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-0828-1Published: 08 May 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 274

  • Topics: Thoracic Surgery, Surgery, Pediatrics, Oncology, Neurology

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