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Metastatic thymoma with myasthenia gravis. Complete remission with combination chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Butler William M.,
Diehl Louis F.,
Taylor H. Grant,
Weltz Martin D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820801)50:3<419::aid-cncr2820500306>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - thymoma , medicine , myasthenia gravis , cyclophosphamide , chemotherapy , surgery , thymectomy , complete remission
A 29‐year‐old male developed myasthenia gravis 29 months after resection of a “benign” mediastinal thymoma. Metastatic thymoma was found in the pleura 45 months after the initial surgical resection. Combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin produced a complete remission of the metastatic thymoma which has continued for 13 months. Concurrently, there has been a marked increase in neuromuscular function.