Surgical Treatment and Prognosis in Thymoma Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
- VernacularTitle:胸腺瘤合并重症肌无力的外科治疗及预后
- Author:
Haihe JIANG
;
Guoqiang LIN
;
Shengxi CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thymoma;
Myasthenia gravis;
Surgical treatment;
Prognosis
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the diagnosis, surgical treatment and prognosis of thymoma complicated with myasthenia gravis(MG). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 33 thymoma patients with MG, who underwent surgical treatment. Results The total effective rate of operation was 75.8%, and the 5 and 10 years survival rates of the patients after operation were 85% and 78.7%, respectively. According to the Masaoka staging system, the 5 and 10 years survival rates of stages I and II were obviously higher than those of stages III and IV (P
