Late recurrence of thymoma and myasthenia gravis

Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1995;29(1):37-8. doi: 10.3109/14017439509107199.

Abstract

In a case of thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis, symptoms of relapse appeared 14 years after thymectomy. Tumour tissue from repeat resection showed the same histologic pattern and aneuploidy as in the original specimen. The case illustrates the necessity of wide surgical exposure to permit maximal thymectomy, though recurrence remains possible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications*
  • Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Thymectomy*
  • Thymoma / complications
  • Thymoma / diagnosis
  • Thymoma / surgery*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / complications
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Thymus Neoplasms / surgery*