The Thymus Gland Diagnosis and Surgical Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Anastasiadis, Kyriakos (Editor), Ratnatunga, Chandi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Endocrinology.; Oncology.; Surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.; Imaging / Radiology.

The critical role of the thymus in the immune system is becoming increasingly well understood. Much of this knowledge is widely dispersed throughout the literature. Although thymectomy is well established as a surgical procedure, these advances need to be made available to the surgeon. Furthermore,...