[Diagnostic imaging and treatment of an invasive thymoma together with myasthenia gravis].
A 40-year old woman with an invasive thymoma and myasthenia gravis is described in this article. Chest-x-ray, CT and MRI of the mediastinum could not offer definite results on tumour malignancy. Radical surgical removal was the consequence. This revealed a tumour infiltration of the pleura and pericardium; hence an adjuvant irradiation must have been performed. Mestinon--treatment was afterwards gradually reduced.
Sötje
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Abteilung Radiologie, Universität Kiel.
Brinkmann
G
G
Striepling
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E
Engemann
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R
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Bildgebende Diagnostik und Therapie eines invasiven Thymoms mit Myasthenia gravis.