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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[edit | edit source]

There are no established risk factors for thymoma.

## Risk Factors[edit | edit source]

* 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

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 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)

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