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Thymic enlargement

Thymus hyperplasia refers to an enlargement ("hyperplasia") of the thymus.It is not always a disease state. The size of the thymus usually peaks during adolescence and atrophies in the following decades. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Germ cell neoplasm
Hyperthyroidism
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease
Normal infant thymus
Progeria
Thymic carcinoid
Thymic carcinoma
Thymic cyst
Thymic hyperplasia
Thymic rebound
Thymitis
Thymolipoma
Thymoma
May Be Caused by
Germ cell neoplasm
Hyperthyroidism
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease
Normal infant thymus
Progeria
Thymic carcinoid
Thymic carcinoma
Thymic cyst
Thymic hyperplasia
Thymic rebound
Thymitis
Thymolipoma
Thymoma


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