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Malignant thymoma in a patient with growth hormone deficiency during growth hormone therapy

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Malignant thymoma was found in an 8-year-old Japanese boy with growth hormone (GH) deficiency who had received GH therapy for 3 years and 5 months. There may be a possible relationship between the occurrence of malignant thymoma and GH therapy.

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Abbreviations

GH:

growth hormone

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Hasegawa, T., Hasegawa, Y., Koto, S. et al. Malignant thymoma in a patient with growth hormone deficiency during growth hormone therapy. Eur J Pediatr 152, 802–804 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02073374

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