title: Dramatic response of recurrent invasive thymoma to high doses of corticosteroids.
abstract: We report the case of a widely invasive thymoma non-associated with myasthenia gravis which responded only to high doses of corticosteroids. We review the other few reported cases of complete response achieved by this treatment and we stress the possible use of high doses of corticosteroids in the management of recurrent invasive thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Radiotherapy Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirkove
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berghmans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van de Merckt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008775:Methylprednisolone