TY - BOOK ID - 4811046 TI - Thymus gland pathology : clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features PY - 2008 SN - 9788847008281 8847008271 9788847008274 884700828X PB - Milan ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Thoracic Surgery. KW - Surgery. KW - Pediatrics. KW - Oncology. KW - Neurology. KW - Medicine. KW - Thoracic surgery. KW - Médecine KW - Neurologie KW - Cancérologie KW - Pédiatrie KW - Chirurgie KW - Lymphatic Diseases. KW - Thymus -- Diseases. KW - Thymus Gland. KW - Thymus Gland KW - Lymphatic Diseases KW - Lymphoid Tissue KW - Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases KW - Diseases KW - Lymphatic System KW - Tissues KW - Anatomy KW - Immune System KW - Hemic and Immune Systems KW - Clinical Endocrinology KW - Surgery - General and By Type KW - Medicine KW - Surgery & Anesthesiology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Thymus KW - Thymus. KW - Diseases. KW - Thymus gland KW - Endocrine glands KW - Lymphoid tissue KW - Oncology  . KW - Nervous system KW - Neuropsychiatry KW - Tumors KW - Paediatrics KW - Pediatric medicine KW - Children KW - Surgery, Primitive KW - Thoracic surgery KW - Thoracic surgeons KW - Health and hygiene KW - Neurology . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4811046 AB - The thymus has been a mysterious gland for centuries. The awareness of its role has been progressing, in particular during the second half of the twentieth century. The thymic pathology is related to several complex congenital, non-oncological, and oncological diseases. Many of these illnesses require a multidisciplinary approach thus involving several specialists: the surgeon, the neurologist, the anesthetist, and the pathologist. For example, myasthenia gravis—the most challenging disease deriving from a thymic trouble—requires an accurate and multimodal treatment. The oncologic pathology of the thymus is likewise complex, and involves also the oncologist and the radiotherapist. In cases of congenital thymic diseases, a transplantation of the thymus can be taken into consideration. This volume is an update on the pathology of this gland and includes 24 chapters written by international and well-known experts. The whole thymic pathology is described and new concepts about the nosological classification and the thymic neoplasm staging system are reported. Some chapters are focused on the radiologic, mini-invasive, and surgical diagnosis, and other chapters deal with surgical and non-surgical treatments. Special chapters are devoted to myasthenia gravis and thymus transplantation. The book will appeal to all the specialists involved in the treatment of thymic pathology, but can also be of interest to practitioners, and undergraduate and graduate students. . ER -