[A case of thymoma associated with hypogammaglobulinemia].
In this paper, we report a case of thymoma associated with hypogammaglobulinemia, a relatively rare disorder. The case involved a 79-year-old man, who was told, following the diagnosis of an upper respiratory tract infection, that he had a tumor shadow in the anterior mediastinum. A preoperative examination revealed hypogammaglobulinemia. An extended thymectomy was performed. The tumor that was removed was found to be a noninvasive spindle cell thymoma. After three years of postoperative treatment, no tumor recurrence was observed. The hypogammaglobulinemia, however, did not improve, and the subject suffered from repeated occurrences of pneumonia.
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Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
Masaoka
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D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*