The thymus appears to atrophy during the administration of chemotherapy and regrow during the recovery phase of chemotherapy in 90% of the patients studied. Thymic hyperplasia or rebound is a relatively common phenomenon occurring In 25% of patients.The size of the thymus appears to be extremely sensitive to chemotherapy.
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