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Thymic carcinoma in myasthenia gravis developing years after thymectomy
Author(s) -
Katzberg Hans D.,
Miller Robert G.,
Katz Jonathan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.21282
Subject(s) - thymectomy , myasthenia gravis , thymoma , medicine , thymic carcinoma , pathological , thymus neoplasm , carcinoma , pathology , surgery
We report two patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent thymectomy but developed thymic carcinoma years after the initial surgery. In one patient, the initial thymic pathology was normal, whereas the other had an encapsulated benign thymoma that was found only on pathological assessment. These cases demonstrate that MG may occur as part of a “new” paraneoplastic syndrome even after thymectomy. The late appearance of metastatic thymoma raises questions about monitoring for these patients. Muscle Nerve 40: 137–138, 2009