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Thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis and Sjögren syndrome / Timoma asociado con miastenia grave y síndrome de Sjögren
Tsai, YM; Lin, YC; Chen, CH; Tzao, C.
Affiliation
  • Tsai, YM; Department of Surgery. Division of Thoracic Surgery. TW
  • Lin, YC; Department of Pathology. TW
  • Chen, CH; National Defense Medical Center and Tri-Service General Hospital. Department of Internal Medicine. Division of Immunology/Rheumatology/Allergy. Taipei. TW
  • Tzao, C; Department of Surgery. Division of Thoracic Surgery. TW
West Indian med. j ; 62(3): 264-265, Mar. 2013. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1045638
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ABSTRACT
Thymoma is the most common neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum but thymoma with Sjögren syndrome (SS) is rare. Sjögren syndrome is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disorder. It is characterized by lymphocytemediated destruction of exocrine glands, which leads to absent glandular secretion. Here, we present the case of a 63yearold man with thymoma and concurrent myasthenia gravis and SS, who achieved remission after thymectomy.
RESUMEN
El timoma es la neoplasia más frecuente del mediastino anterior, pero un timoma acompañado del síndrome de Sjögren (SS) constituye una ocurrencia rara. El síndrome de Sjögren es un trastorno inflamatorio autoinmune sistémico. Se caracteriza por la destrucción - mediada por linfocitos - de las glándulas exocrinas, lo cual conduce a la ausencia de secreción glandular. Aquí presentamos el caso de un hombre de 63 años de edad con timoma, y miastenia gravis y SS concurrentes, que logró la remisión después de una timectomía.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Thymoma / Thymus Neoplasms / Sjogren's Syndrome / Myasthenia Gravis Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans / Male Language: En Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan Country of publication: Jamaica
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Thymoma / Thymus Neoplasms / Sjogren's Syndrome / Myasthenia Gravis Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans / Male Language: En Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan Country of publication: Jamaica