Thymoma with pure red cell aplasia and Good's syndrome

Jun Chen; Yongbo Yang; Daxing Zhu; Gang Chen; Sen Wei; Xiaoming Qiu; Qinghua Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.010

Thymoma with pure red cell aplasia and Good's syndrome

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May;91(5):1620-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.010.

Authors

Jun Chen¹, Yongbo Yang, Daxing Zhu, Gang Chen, Sen Wei, Xiaoming Qiu, Qinghua Zhou

Affiliation

¹ Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China.

PMID: 21524480
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.010

Abstract

Thymoma patients with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) or hypogammaglobulinemia (Good's syndrome) are rare, whereas those with both PRCA and Good's syndrome are even rarer. Here we present the case report of a 70-year-old woman with invasive thymoma and simultaneous PRCA and Good's syndrome, who achieved complete PRCA remission after thymectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Agammaglobulinemia / complications*
Agammaglobulinemia / diagnosis
Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Rare Diseases
Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / complications*
Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / diagnosis
Risk Assessment
Syndrome
Thymectomy / methods
Thymoma / complications*
Thymoma / diagnosis
Thymoma / surgery*
Thymus Neoplasms / complications*
Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis
Thymus Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome