Dermatomyositis Associated with Invasive Thymoma
| Autor: | Tetsuro Ago, Tomomi Tsuru, Minoru Nakamura, Hiroyuki Murai, Yoshikazu Kaji, Kazuhiro Hayashida, Yoshiyuki Niho, Isao Iwata, Kazu Okuma |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Thymoma Biopsy medicine.medical_treatment Mediastinal tumor Methylprednisolone Dermatomyositis hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal Medicine medicine Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Glucocorticoids Skin medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Thymus Neoplasms General Medicine medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Myasthenia gravis Surgery Radiation therapy Skin biopsy Female Tomography X-Ray Computed business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 38:155-159 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| Popis: | We report a case of dermatomyositis (DM) associated with invasive thymoma in a 22-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea which required ventilation support. The reddened elevated scaly eruptions were prominent over the extensor surfaces. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed mediastinal masses, which were diagnosed as mixed type thymoma. Muscle and skin biopsy specimens were compatible with DM. She was treated with methylprednisolone pulse therapy followed by extended removal of the anterior mediastinal tumor and subsequent radiotherapy. She has had a good clinical course without recurrence of thymoma or DM for more than 3 years. The role of thymoma in the development of DM is discussed. |
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