Thymus cancer. This rare type of cancer grows in cells of the thymus gland. It can spread to other parts of your body. Thymic involution. The thymus gland slowly shrinks as you get older.

The thymus gland, which sits behind your sternum, is often considered to be useless once you reach adulthood. However, it […] ...

But while some patients with thymus cancer or chronic autoimmune diseases, like myasthenia gravis, require a thymectomy, in ...

By creating the first spatial atlas of the developing human thymus, a vital organ that trains immune cells to protect against ...

A recent study has made a shocking revelation about an organ that doctors frequently remove considering it to be useless.As ...

The most comprehensive map of the developing human thymus sheds light on how immune responses are built and maintained at early life, with implications for understanding and treating immunodeficiency, ...

Some people with thymus cancer or autoimmune diseases like myasthenia gravis need their thymus removed. But for many, the gland isn’t a problem and can actually be helpful. For the study ...

This is called a thymectomy. Some people with myasthenia gravis have a thymus gland tumor. But removing the thymus gland may improve symptoms over time even if you don’t have a thymus gland tumor.