[A case report of thymolipoma with high titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies--thymolipoma, a review of 49 reports in Japan].
A 22-year-old man was diagnosed as thymolipoma by chest CT scan & MRI. In spite of high titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies, he showed no symptom of myasthenia gravis. An extended thymectomy was done successfully. Tumor was 21 x 15 cm in size and 620 g in weight. Histopathologically the tumor was diagnosed as thymolipoma. The titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies was decreased within normal limit and postoperative course was uneventful. To our knowledge, the 49 case reports in Japan were reviewed.
Yamamura
M
M
Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Aoki
K
K
Takanashi
S
S
Tadokoro
M
M
Furuta
S
S
Takizawa
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology*; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery
D001323:Autoantibodies; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic