Thymoma Associated with Myasthenia Gravis and Sjögren Syndrome
| Autor: | YC Lin, CH Chen, Yuan-Ming Tsai, Ching Tzao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Exocrine gland Thymoma medicine.medical_treatment Sjögren syndrome stomatognathic system hemic and lymphatic diseases Myasthenia Gravis medicine Humans Neoplasm neoplasms business.industry Thymus Neoplasms General Medicine Middle Aged Thymectomy medicine.disease Myasthenia gravis stomatognathic diseases Sjogren's Syndrome Treatment Outcome surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure business Glandular secretion Inflammatory disorder |
| Zdroj: | West Indian Medical Journal. |
| ISSN: | 0043-3144 |
| Popis: | Thymoma is the most common neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum but thymoma with Sjogren syndrome (SS) is rare. Sjogren syndrome is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disorder. It is characterized by lymphocyte-mediated destruction of exocrine glands, which leads to absent glandular secretion. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old man with thymoma and concurrent myasthenia gravis and SS, who achieved remission after thymectomy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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