"Thymectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.770
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Seastedt KP, Watkins AA, Kent MS, Stock CT. Robotic Mediastinal Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Feb; 33(1):89-97.
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Palleiko BA, Salamatbad G, Bludevich BM, Maxfield MW. Thymectomy for treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 09 02; 62(4).
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Power AD, D'Souza DM, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Merritt RE, Kneuertz PJ. Defining the learning curve of robotic thoracic surgery: what does it take? Surg Endosc. 2019 12; 33(12):3880-3888.
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Weksler B, Pennathur A, Sullivan JL, Nason KS. Resection of thymoma should include nodal sampling. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar; 149(3):737-42.
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Weksler B, Dhupar R, Parikh V, Nason KS, Pennathur A, Ferson PF. Thymic carcinoma: a multivariate analysis of factors predictive of survival in 290 patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jan; 95(1):299-303.
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Weksler B, Shende M, Nason KS, Gallagher A, Ferson PF, Pennathur A. The role of adjuvant radiation therapy for resected stage III thymoma: a population-based study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun; 93(6):1822-8; discussion 1828-9.
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Tsukamoto H, Clise-Dwyer K, Huston GE, Duso DK, Buck AL, Johnson LL, Haynes L, Swain SL. Age-associated increase in lifespan of naive CD4 T cells contributes to T-cell homeostasis but facilitates development of functional defects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 27; 106(43):18333-8.
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Salvalaggio PR, Camirand G, Ariyan CE, Deng S, Rogozinski L, Basadonna GP, Rothstein DM. Antigen exposure during enhanced CTLA-4 expression promotes allograft tolerance in vivo. J Immunol. 2006 Feb 15; 176(4):2292-8.
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Sho M, Kishimoto K, Harada H, Livak M, Sanchez-Fueyo A, Yamada A, Zheng XX, Strom TB, Basadonna GP, Sayegh MH, Rothstein DM. Requirements for induction and maintenance of peripheral tolerance in stringent allograft models. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Sep 13; 102(37):13230-5.
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Iwakoshi NN, Mordes JP, Markees TG, Phillips NE, Rossini AA, Greiner DL. Treatment of allograft recipients with donor-specific transfusion and anti-CD154 antibody leads to deletion of alloreactive CD8+ T cells and prolonged graft survival in a CTLA4-dependent manner. J Immunol. 2000 Jan 01; 164(1):512-21.