Table 2. Labolatory data before and after thymectomy.
| Before thymectomy | After thymectomy | |
|---|---|---|
| White blood cell (/μL) | 4400 | 5100 |
| Red blood cell (104/μL) | 519 | 448 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 15.9 | 12.9 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 46.0 | 38.6 |
| Platelet (104/μL) | 22.1 | 24.2 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 24 | 25 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 18 | 18 |
| γ-glutamyltransferase (U/L) | 50 | 56 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 298 | 445 |
| Lactate Dehydrogenase (U/L) | 185 | 156 |
| Creatine phosphokinase (U/L) | 121 | 67 |
| Choline esterase (U/L) | 330 | 320 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 142 | 141 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 107 | 104 |
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody | (−) | (−) |
| Basal GH (ng/mL) | <0.2 | <0.1 |
| Peak GH (ng/mL) | <0.2 | <0.1 |
| Basal PRL (ng/mL) | <0.3 | <0.6 |
| Peak PRL (ng/mL) | <0.3 | <0.6 |
| Basal TSH (IU/mL) | 0.032 | <0.004 |
| Peak TSH (IU/mL) | 0.037 | <0.004 |
| Basal ACTH (pg/mL) | 35.2 | 30.3 |
| Peak ACTH (pg/mL) | 162 | 89.9 |
| Basal Cortisol (μg/dL) | 2.7 | 11.0 |
| Peak Cortisol (μg/dL) | 17.8 | 17.5 |
| Basal LH (mIU/mL) | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Peak LH (mIU/mL) | 9.8 | 21.4 |
| Basal FSH (mIU/mL) | 5.3 | 9.1 |
| Peak FSH (mIU/mL) | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| FT4 (ng/dL)* | 1.19 | 1.05 |
| Testosterone (ng/mL) | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Insulin-like growth factor 1 (ng/mL)* | 151 | 133 |
| Anti-thyroglobulin antibody (IU/mL) | 796 | 577 |
GH; Growth hormone, PRL; Prolactin, TSH; Thyroid stimulating hormone.
ACTH; Adrenocorticotropic hormone, LH; Lutenizing hormone, FSH; Follicle stimulating hormone.
*Under replacement of rhGH and levothyroxine. A part of the data was described previously (ref. 10).