The Possible Significance of the Thymus Gland in the Syndrome of Hyperthyroidism
Authors: Harry M. Margolis
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 March 1931The Possible Significance of the Thymus Gland in the Syndrome of HyperthyroidismHARRY M. MARGOLIS, M. D.HARRY M. MARGOLIS, M. D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-9-1112 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is significant that in reviewing the many reports concerning the relation of the thymus gland to hyperthyroidism one finds relatively few reports of careful histologic study of the affected glands. In most cases thymic hyperplasia is assumed merely on the basis of the increased weight of the thymus gland as compared with the weight of the normal gland. However, it is now well known, particularly as a result of the extensive and careful researches of Hammar14, that one cannot draw accurate conclusions of the structure of the thymus gland, by a consideration merely of its weight. 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