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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [2] Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3]

Overview

There are no established risk factors for thymoma.

There are no environmental risk factors for thymoma; however, several case reports have described an association with:^[1]
- Human foamy virus
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus
- Infections
Thymoma may be observed in patients with MEN 1 syndrome

↑ Engels, EA. (2010). "Epidemiology of thymoma and associated malignancies". J Thorac Oncol. 5 (10 Suppl 4): S260–5. doi:10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181f1f62d. PMID 20859116. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)