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Controversies and consensus on immune function and long-term health risks following adult thymectomy: a comprehensive review of molecular mechanisms and real-world evidence

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By Xiumei Li, Xueqin Wang, Tongzhen Xu, Hengxiao Lu, Pile Zhao
| Frontiers in Immunology
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the long-term immunological, oncological, and clinical consequences of adult thymectomy by synthesizing recent basic, translational, and real-world clinical evidence. Background: Historical surgical paradigms regarded the post-pubertal adult thymus as an immunologically redundant, fatty involuted organ, justifying routine “incidental” resection during cardiac procedures.
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