Abstract
Thymoma-associated paraneoplastic diseases include myasthenia gravis (MG), neuromyotonia (NMT), Morvan's syndrome, and several non-neurological paraneoplastic manifestations, including glomerulonephritis. Paraneoplastic syndromes often precede the occurrence of thymoma, but cases occurring after thymomectomy, which sometimes herald the recurrence of thymoma, have also been described. We report on a patient who developed MG after thymomectomy for a malignant thymoma. After MG remission, NMT and Morvan's syndrome occurred, which heralded a mediastinic recurrence, as demonstrated only by autopsy findings.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 287-288 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuro-Oncology |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2010 |
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Keywords
- Morvan's syndrome
- Myasthenia gravis
- Neuromyotonia
- Paraneoplastic diseases
- Thymoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
- Neurology
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Multiple paraneoplastic diseases occurring in the same patient after thymomectomy. / Briani, C.; Cagnin, A.; Blandamura, S.; Altavilla, G.
In: Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Vol. 99, No. 2, 09.2010, p. 287-288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Multiple paraneoplastic diseases occurring in the same patient after thymomectomy
AU - Briani, C.
AU - Cagnin, A.
AU - Blandamura, S.
AU - Altavilla, G.
PY - 2010/9
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N2 - Thymoma-associated paraneoplastic diseases include myasthenia gravis (MG), neuromyotonia (NMT), Morvan's syndrome, and several non-neurological paraneoplastic manifestations, including glomerulonephritis. Paraneoplastic syndromes often precede the occurrence of thymoma, but cases occurring after thymomectomy, which sometimes herald the recurrence of thymoma, have also been described. We report on a patient who developed MG after thymomectomy for a malignant thymoma. After MG remission, NMT and Morvan's syndrome occurred, which heralded a mediastinic recurrence, as demonstrated only by autopsy findings.
AB - Thymoma-associated paraneoplastic diseases include myasthenia gravis (MG), neuromyotonia (NMT), Morvan's syndrome, and several non-neurological paraneoplastic manifestations, including glomerulonephritis. Paraneoplastic syndromes often precede the occurrence of thymoma, but cases occurring after thymomectomy, which sometimes herald the recurrence of thymoma, have also been described. We report on a patient who developed MG after thymomectomy for a malignant thymoma. After MG remission, NMT and Morvan's syndrome occurred, which heralded a mediastinic recurrence, as demonstrated only by autopsy findings.
KW - Morvan's syndrome
KW - Myasthenia gravis
KW - Neuromyotonia
KW - Paraneoplastic diseases
KW - Thymoma
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JO - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
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