[Recurrent intrathoracic dissemination of thymoma with myasthenia gravis: a case report].
A 48-year-old man was readmitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of left anterior chest mass. He had a past history of thymo-thymomectomy six years earlier. On chest CT examination, multiple tumor shadows were noted within the left thoracic cavity. All visible tumors were resected. His postoperative course was favorable, and no signs of recurrence have been recognized on CT to date (three years and six months postoperatively). However, in view of the possible recurrence of the present disease after a long period, strict observation of the course of the disease is necessary.
Masaki
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Inada
H
H
Murakami
T
T
Morita
I
I
Fukuhiro
Y
Y
Tabuchi
A
A
Ishida
A
A
Endo
K
K
Fujiwara
T
T
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D012086:Reoperation; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*