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The thymus gland has always fascinated me and, despite the ever-growing abun dance of medical books, this subject seemed to be a bit of a "poor relation." As a surgeon, the lack of information was particularly frustrating, and this is why I de cided to edit a text covering the different aspects of thymic pathology, surgery, and prognosis. It is always difficult to strike a balance between what is to be included and left out of a book about a subject intended for readers of different specialities. This one was written primarily to provide valuable information to surgeons on most aspects related to thymic surgery and to other specialists who are often confront ed with thymic diseases. Written by leaders in their respective fields, I hope it will provide an excellent reference for those interested in an up-to-date synthesis of general knowledge of such highly specialized areas as immunology, pathology, and neuroscience. The opening chapters on clinical management provide a historical review and descriptions of the normal thymus and surgical pathology. Later chapters review the various diseases related to the surgical pathology of the thymus. Investiga tions, surgical procedures, and other therapeutic modalities are also extensively covered. The book closes with chapters on the postoperative evolution of myas thenia gravis and thymic tumors, as well as on the effect of thymectomy in hu man oncogenesis.
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Jean-Claude Givel (Ed.)
Surgery of the Thymus Pathology, Associated Disorders and Surgical Technique Co-editors:
Marco Merlini David B. Clarke Michael Dusmet
With 239 Figures and 45 Tables
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong
Editor PO Dr. Jean-Claude Givel Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Co-editors Dr. Marco Merlini Dr. Michael Dusmet Service de Chirurgie A, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland David B. Clarke MB FRCS The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH United Kingdom
ISBN-13:978-3-642-71078-0 e-ISBN-13:978-3-642-71076-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-71076-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Surgery of the thymus: pathology, associated disorders and surgical technique 1 Jean-Claude Givel (ed.) ; co-editors, Marco Merlini, David B. Clarke, Michael Dusmet. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13:978-3-642-71078-0 (U. S. : alk. paper) 1. Thymus-Surgery. 2. Thymus-Diseases. 3. Thymus-Pathophysiology. I. Givel, J.-Cl. (Jean-Cl.). 1946- [DNLM: 1. Thymus Gland-pathology. 2. Thymus Gland-physiopathology. 3. Thymus Gland-surgery. WK 400 S961] RD598.8.s87 1990 617.5'46-dc20 DNLM/DLC 89-26267 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9,1965, in its version of June 24, 1985, and a copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the posecution act of the German Copyright Law.
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