Synopsis / K. Anastasiadis and C. Ratnatunga -- Introduction / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Anatomy / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Changes with aging / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Physiology / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Thymic diseases / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Myasthenia gravis / Camiila Buckley -- Thymus and thymoma in myasthenia gravis patients / Nick Willcox -- Surgical pathology / Elizabeth Soilleux and Colin Cleland -- Radiology / Fergus Gleeson and Kirsty Anderson -- Thymectomy / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga -- Perioperative management for thymectomy / David Shlugman -- Systemic treatment of thymoma / Penny Bradbury and Denis Talbot -- Radiotherapy in the management of thymoma / Nicholas Bates -- Overview of thymic surgery and prospective strategy for thymic diseases / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Chandi Ratnatunga
Summary
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, neurologists and physicians require a better understanding of the surgical aspects of the thymus. This book, written by selected experts, provides an up-to-date and concise review of the thymus gland for both the surgeon and the physician
