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Is A Surgery Advisable For An Enlarged Thymus?

I am a 44 year old female, and I have been diagnosed with an enlarged thymus but I m asymptomatic. Other than the scan that found this (from an unrelated incident) I have had no other tests. Today a cardiothoracic surgeon recommended removal. Is this surgery really necessary even though I have no symptoms?
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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USUALLY IN ADULTS ENLARGED THYMUS IS A RESULT OF AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION IN WHICH AUTOANTIBODIES START FORMING RESULTING IN DECREASED TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES ALONG THE NERVE JUNCTIONS,SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEAKNESS OF VARIOUS MUSCLE GROUPS INCLUDING REPIRATORY,PROTOTYPE DISEASE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVES.SO IF A PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC THEN THE PROCEDURE CAN BE DELAYED WITH CAREFUL FOLLOW UO CHECK-UP TO AVOID ANY DISASTROUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
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Is A Surgery Advisable For An Enlarged Thymus?

USUALLY IN ADULTS ENLARGED THYMUS IS A RESULT OF AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION IN WHICH AUTOANTIBODIES START FORMING RESULTING IN DECREASED TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES ALONG THE NERVE JUNCTIONS,SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEAKNESS OF VARIOUS MUSCLE GROUPS INCLUDING REPIRATORY,PROTOTYPE DISEASE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVES.SO IF A PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC THEN THE PROCEDURE CAN BE DELAYED WITH CAREFUL FOLLOW UO CHECK-UP TO AVOID ANY DISASTROUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS.