Delayed Diagnosis of Thymoma in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Title Delayed Diagnosis of Thymoma in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Creator Lema H. Noubani, BS, Lena A. Hummel, MD, Mohammad Pakravan, MD, MBA, Chaow Charoenkijkajorn, MD, Peter W. Mortensen, MD, Andrew G. Lee, MD
Affiliation Texas A and M College of Medicine (LN, AGL), Bryan, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (LH, AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (MP, CC, PWM, AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (AGL), Houston, Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Subject Delayed Diagnosis; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Myasthenia Gravis / complications; Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis; Thymoma / complications; Thymoma / diagnosis; Thymus Neoplasms / complications; Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis
Date 2024-09
Date Digital 2024-09
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
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Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2024, Volume 44, Issue 3
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
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