A rare association between true thymic hyperplasia and thyroid follicular tumor: a case report

Abstract Background True thymic hyperplasia is a rare condition characterized by enlargement of the thymus while its normal structure is retained. True thymic hyperplasia is known to accompany Graves’ disease, but no association between true thymic hyperplasia and thyroid follicular tumor has been r...

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Main Authors: Takumi Kiwaki, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yutaka Akiyama, Mayumi Akaki, Masaki Tomita, Hiroaki Kataoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2332-0