Effect of myasthenia gravis on the surgical outcomes of patients with thymoma.

Kenji MiuraTakefumi DoiYugo TanakaDaisuke HokkaNaoe JimboTomoo ItohYoshimasa Maniwa

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2022)

The incidence of postoperative complications did not differ between patients with thymoma and without MG. In the MG group, age ≥60 years was a poor prognostic factor for OS. The postoperative follow-up of patients aged ≥60 years with thymoma with MG should focus on not only recurrence but also progression of diseases other than thymoma.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported