Watchful Waiting May Be Adequate for Asymptomatic Diffusely Enlarged Thymus

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jul 12, R Finn

OJAI, Calif. (EGMN) - It may be safe to forgo thymectomy or biopsy in asymptomatic patients with diffusely enlarged thymus, according to a retrospective analysis of 109 patients who underwent thymectomy.Of those 109 patients, 67% had a discrete mass and 33% had a diffusely enlarged thymus (DET), Dr. Smit Singla said at the annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association. Of the patients with DET, half had thymic-related symptoms and half were asymptomatic. And of the half who were asymptomatic,...

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