Survival and autoimmune risks post-thymectomy
The benefits of thymectomy outweigh potential risks for patients with MG or patients with thymic malignancies. Incidental thymectomy should be avoided. This call for reevaluation of thymectomy especially for non-neoplastic causes.
Authors
- Mohamed Khateb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2262-2674)
- Shahar Shelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-1687)
- Dvir Aran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6334-5039)
- Irina Tsirkin
- Amit Kaz
Institutions
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Assuta Medical Center (IL)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1504496
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.89