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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
There are no environmental risk factors for | There are no environmental risk factors for thymoma; however, several case reports have described an association with [[human foamy virus]], [[Epstein-Barr virus]], human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infections and thymoma.<ref name="Engels-2010">{{Cite journal | last1 = Engels | first1 = EA. | title = Epidemiology of thymoma and associated malignancies. | Journal = J Thorac Oncol | volume = 5 | issue = 10 Suppl 4 | pages = S260-5 | month = Oct | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181f1f62d | PMID = 20859116 }}</ref> | ||
* Thymoma may be observed among patients with [[MEN 1 Syndrome]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [2] Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3]
Overview
There are no established risk factors for thymoma.[1]
Risk Factors
There are no environmental risk factors for thymoma; however, several case reports have described an association with human foamy virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infections and thymoma.[1]
- Thymoma may be observed among patients with MEN 1 Syndrome