title: [A case report of thymolipoma with high titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies--thymolipoma, a review of 49 reports in Japan].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tadokoro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takizawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic