Myasthenia gravis-associated antibodies in asymptomatic thymoma.
Serum antibodies associated with myasthenia gravis were evaluated before and after therapy in an asymptomatic patient having a malignant thymoma. The case illustrates that myasthenia-associated antibodies may also be useful as a tumor marker of thymoma in the work-up of mediastinal masses, in evaluating therapy of thymoma, and possibly in detecting recurrence of thymoma and potential for developing myasthenia gravis.
D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000276:immunology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
D001323:Autoantibodies