Anterior mediastinal mass: A case report of thymoma with Myasthenia gravis
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Approximately 10-12 % of patients with myasthenia gravis are found to have a thymoma, and 20-20% percent of patients with thymoma may have myasthenia gravis. Thymomatous myasthenia gravis tends to have a difficult clinical course and poor prognosis. Case presentation: We report a case of typical presentations of myasthenia gravis associated with anterior mediastenal mass. Patient were diagnosed at a young age 21 yrs and presented with a turbulent course of myasthenia gravis and thymoma, but obtained good outcome after aggressive surgical treatment. Conclusions: Although thymomatous myasthenia gravis tends to have a difficult clinical course and poor prognosis, early and aggressive treatment along with multidisciplinary management may improve the outcome of these patients.
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Raj Nagarkar, Sirshendu Roy, Abhishek Jadhav, Aditya Adhav, Tejashree Deshpande
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