Castleman's Disease with Myasthenia Gravis.
10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.199
- Author:
Sang Kwon LEE
1
;
Do Hyung KIM
;
Bong Soo SON
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea. yumccs@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myasthenia gravis;
Thymectomy;
Retroperitoneal neoplasms
- MeSH:
Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Myasthenia Gravis;
Rare Diseases;
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms;
Thymectomy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;45(3):199-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Castleman's disease is a rare disorder characterized by benign tumors that may develop in the lymph node tissue throughout the body. Castleman's disease associated with myasthenia gravis is an especially rare disease. Only less than 10 cases have been reported in the world literature. The cause of Castleman's disease is associated with immune mediated reaction, and myasthenia gravis also develops due to an antibody-mediated process. The cause of myasthenia gravis is the immune activity of Castleman's disease, which may be the promoter of the antibody-mediated process. We report here a case of Castleman's disease, which was incidentally found in a patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.
