For some patients with thymus cancer or certain chronic autoimmune diseases, a thymectomy is required. But in other cases, the gland does not always need to be removed if it's not causing any issues.

"I don't know what my future is going to hold, but I can play a huge role in that future and that's what I'm trying to do," ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...

Thymic carcinoma, a rare cancer, is often associated with poor prognosis in advanced or recurrent stages. However, its rarity has delayed the development of novel pharmacotherapy. Now, researchers ...

It has hitherto fallen to butchers, marketing the thymus of the lamb and calf as the “neck sweetbread,” to give the gland its only obvious usefulness. Now a British cancer researcher ...

is a rare cancer of the thymus gland, an important component of the immune system, which produces T-cells and is associated with autoimmune disorders.

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system. In cancer ...

The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia ... the thymus can approximately double the risk of cancer and death over the ensuing decade or two ...

Children who were stripped of their Thymus glands during complex heart surgery may be more susceptible to all forms of disease and illness, our investigation has revealed. Scandal-hit Alder Hey ...

your thymus gland, and some of your lymph nodes. This surgical procedure can help your doctor look for and locate problems related to lung cancer. Your doctor might suggest a mediastinoscopy to ...