| Literature DB >> 19608562 |
Tetsuo Taniguchi1, Noriyasu Usami, Koji Kawaguchi, Kohei Yokoi.
Abstract
Thymomas are often associated with various autoimmune disorders. We herein report a middle-aged female patient with thymoma and hypogammaglobulinemia (Good syndrome) who developed symptomatic normocytic anemia. Her computed tomography (CT) scans showed a cervico-mediastinal mass. The findings of a bone marrow biopsy suggested pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), and the serum levels of all immunoglobulins were extremely low. After the resection of the tumor, which was diagnosed to be Masaoka stage II and type AB thymoma, the normocytic anemia dramatically improved, but the hypogammaglobulinemia did not recover.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19608562 DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.210393
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285