The Remission of Pure Red Cell Aplasia with a Thymoma after Surgical Resection.
10.4046/trd.2007.63.5.454
- Author:
Eun Mi KIM
1
;
Sang Ha KIM
;
Woocheol KWON
;
Ho Young KIM
;
Chong Whan KIM
;
Bu Ghil LEE
;
Soon Hee JUNG
;
Chong Kook LEE
;
Suk Joong YONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. sjyong@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thymoma;
Pure red cell aplasia;
Surgery
- MeSH:
Agammaglobulinemia;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Myasthenia Gravis;
Paraneoplastic Syndromes;
Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure*;
Thymoma*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007;63(5):454-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thymomas are associated with different paraneoplastic syndromes, with the most clinically important association being with myasthenia gravis, hypogammaglobulinemia, and pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). The optimal therapy for PRCA that complicates a thymoma is unknown, given the rarity of the clinical situation. It has been suggested that remission following surgery alone is uncommon and most patients will require some other form of therapy. We report a case of PRCA with a thymoma in a 59-year-old man who remained in complete remission of the PRCA after surgical resection of the thymoma.
