Thymolipoma associated with myasthenia gravis.
In a 29-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis and no visible mediastinal mass, the resected thymus was found to contain a small thymolipoma. Relief of the neuromuscular symptoms followed thymectomy. A very small thymolipoma may be associated with myasthenia gravis even if the content of though thymic tissue is low.
Takamori
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First Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hayashi
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A
Tayama
K
K
Ohtsuka
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S
Hiraki
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H
Shirouzu
K
K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery