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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*There are no environmental risk factors for thymoma; however, several case reports have described an association with | *There are no environmental risk factors for thymoma; however, several case reports have described an association with: | ||
**H[[human foamy virus|uman foamy virus]] | **H[[human foamy virus|uman foamy virus]] | ||
**[[Epstein-Barr virus]] | **[[Epstein-Barr virus]] | ||
**Human T-cell lymphotropic 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> | **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> | ||
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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