Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: Clinical features and predictive value of antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies in the risk of recurrence of thymoma.

Anna De RosaMarco ForniliMichelangelo Maestri TassoniMelania GuidaLaura BagliettoLoredana PetrucciAntonio ChellaFranca MelfiMarco LucchiRoberta Ricciardi

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2020)

No other study has ever investigated the changes in AChR-Ab titers before and after thymectomy in a large cohort of TAMG patients. The reduction of AChR-Ab titers after thymectomy suggests an immunological role of thymoma in the pathogenesis of MG.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
atomic force microscopy
mass spectrometry
free survival