Abstract
A 59-year-old woman noted intermittent ptosis, diplopia, dysphagia, and proximal muscle weakness for several years. She had a strong family history of myasthenia gravis. Chest computed tomography and sternotomy revealed a micronodular spindle cell thymoma. Electromyography and antibody testing was negative for myasthenia gravis. Genetic testing confirmed a diagnosis of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Asthenia / diagnosis*
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Blepharoptosis / diagnosis
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Diplopia / diagnosis
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Electromyography
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Muscle Weakness / diagnosis
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Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal / diagnosis*
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Radiography
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Thymectomy
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Thymoma / diagnostic imaging
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Thymoma / pathology
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Thymoma / surgery
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Thymus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Thymus Neoplasms / pathology
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Thymus Neoplasms / surgery