Paraneoplastic extra limbic encephalitis associated with thymoma

Giovanna Rizzardi; Andrea Campione; Paolo Scanagatta; Alberto Terzi

doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.211276

Paraneoplastic extra limbic encephalitis associated with thymoma

Giovanna Rizzardi, Andrea Campione, Paolo Scanagatta, Alberto Terzi

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Abstract

We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with thymoma diagnosed after finding of extra limbic encephalitis. She presented neurologic symptoms as seizure and aphasia; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed multiple lesions located in insular, parietal and temporal lobes (in cortical and sub-cortical area). Brain biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of encephalitis and CT-scan of the thora] showed an anterior mediastinal mass suspected for thymoma. The patient was submitted to thymectomy through a median sternotomy and we assisted to secondary reduction of cerebral lesions and total remission of symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	755-756
Number of pages	2
Journal	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2009.211276
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

Extra-limbic encephalitis
Paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome
Thymoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery

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Paraneoplastic extra limbic encephalitis associated with thymoma

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