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We report two cases of synchronous double primary thymoma without myasthenia gravis. These cases suggest the possibility of multicentric thymoma and confirm the validity of a complete thymectomy.
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Okada, M., Tsubota, N., Yoshimura, M. et al. Two cases of synchronous multiple thymoma. Surg Today 28, 1323–1325 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482827
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482827