A Case of Concurrent Thymic Carcinoma with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 67-70, 2007.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-50759
ABSTRACT
A thymic carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the thymus epithelium, which can be distinguished from a benign or invasive thymoma. Contrary to a thymoma, the association of a thymic carcinoma and autoimmune disease is rare, with only a few cases having been reported. Herein, a case of thymic carcinoma diagnosed concurrently with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is reported. A 49 year-old man presented at our clinic with myalgia. He was diagnosed with SLE, based on an oral ulcer, lymphopenia, and positive ANA and anti-Sm antibodies. Incidentally, a routine chest X-ray showed a large mediastinal mass. Pathological examination of the mediastinal mass revealed an undifferentiated thymic carcinoma, of WHO classification type C. Further work-up for staging showed multiple bone and lung metastases. With a palliative aim, he received systemic chemotherapy, but refused further chemotherapy after the 2nd course. Currently, the patient has not been followed up since the chemotherapy.
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Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Thorax
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Thymoma
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Thymus Gland
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Classification
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Oral Ulcer
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Drug Therapy
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Epithelium
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Myalgia
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Lung
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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