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Thymoma-associated T-cell immunodeficiency after radiotherapy: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Acquired immunodeficiency in thymoma (Good's syndrome) without hypogammaglobulinemia is a rare condition. Here we describe the case of a 29-year-old Japanese woman with thymoma-associated T cell immunodeficiency after radiation therapy.
Kensuke Nakagawara   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatigue in Myasthenia Gravis: Recent Advances and Emerging Concepts

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fatigue is a common, often disabling symptom in myasthenia gravis (MG), distinct from muscle fatigability, and strongly associated with reduced quality of life. This narrative review examines current evidence on fatigue in MG, its patient impact, and future research directions. Earlier studies, mostly small and heterogeneous, reported a highly
Yvonne J. M. Campman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nephrotic Syndrome Associated with Thymoma

open access: yesJournal of Cancer Research and Practice, 2014
Thymoma is associated with a wide variety of paraneoplastic syndromes such as myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, and hypogammaglobulinemia. Paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis is a rare clinical presentation of malignancy.
Sheng-Yen Hsiao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Management of Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Review of the Literature

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Seronegative myasthenia gravis (SNMG) is characterized by the absence of detectable autoantibodies against known MG targets, despite clinical and electrophysiological evidence of a postsynaptic neuromuscular junction disorder. The aim of this systematic review was to better define clinical features, diagnostic clues and treatment outcome of ...
Massimiliano Ugo Verza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Utility of PET CT in Thymic Tumours with Emphasis on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET CT in Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumour - Experience at a Tertiary Level Hospital in India [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Introduction:18 Fluorine-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F- FDG-PET/CT) is of importance in assessing high-risk thymoma and thymic carcinomas.
Julie Hephzibah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An unusual location of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma: A posterior mediastinal mass invading into pleura

open access: yesHuman Pathology Reports, 2023
Micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma (MNTL) is a rare type of thymoma that is often found alongside Type A thymoma. Here, we present a case of MNTL diagnosed in an 82 year-old-female who had a thymus excision seven years prior.
Utku Ekin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cytokine Profiles in Myasthenia Gravis Subgroups and the Lack of Any Effect of Immunosuppression

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a clinically and immunologically heterogeneous autoimmune disease and there is little known about the differential effects of cytokines in disease subgroups. This study aimed to compare serum cytokine profiles across distinct MG subgroups, including early‐onset MG (EOMG), late‐onset MG (LOMG), muscle‐
Merve Cebi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myelodysplasia followed by Good's Syndrome: A unique manifestation associated with thymoma

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012
Good’s syndrome, also known as thymoma with combined immunodeficiency, is rare. The immunodeficiency may precede, arise concurrently with or follow the diagnosis of thymoma.
Ling-Ping Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Approximately 20%–30% of patients with a thymoma develop myasthenia gravis (MG), and an additional one third may possess positive acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies without MG.
Benjamin Claytor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computed Tomography differential features of Anterior Mediastinal Thymoma and Lymphoma

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2017
Background: To identify the CT features of anterior mediastinal thymoma and lymphoma and evaluate CT findings that may help in suggesting specific diagnosis among these tumors.
Sagar Thapa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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