Dr. Usman Ahmad, thoracic surgeon discusses thymic tumors which often presents as symptoms of myasthenia gravis. Surgical treatment involves removal of the thymic tumors and/or the thymus gland (thymectomy). Two other less common conditions also benefit from removal of the thymus gland: red cell aplasia and hypogammaglobinemia.
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