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Case Reports
. 2016 May 17:2016:bcr2016215285.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215285.

Thymic hyperplasia and its spontaneous resolution with treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism

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Thymic hyperplasia and its spontaneous resolution with treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism

Monisha Shanmugasundaram et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Initial CT scan of the neck demonstrating thymic hyperplasia.
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Significant reduction in size of thymus after treatment of Graves' disease.

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