Assessment of the value of thymic scan in myasthenia gravis

G. F. Testa; C. Angelini

doi:10.1007/BF00313145

Assessment of the value of thymic scan in myasthenia gravis

G. F. Testa, C. Angelini

Istituto di Neuroriabilitazione Motoria San Camillo

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Abstract

Fifty-three patients were investigated by ⁷⁵Se methionine scan in order to evaluate the role of the thymus gland in myasthenia gravis. The thymus of 28 of the above patients was examined histologically. Five out of six thymomas were detected with this technique and eight out of twelve hyperplasias were revealed. The above data suggests that ⁷⁵Se methionine scan is a useful, innocuous tool for diagnosing neoplasms and abnormal germinal centers in thymus glands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-29
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Neurology
Volume	220
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313145
Publication status	Published - Mar 1979

Keywords

Myasthenia gravis
Thymic scan
Thymoma
Thymus hyperplasia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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