title: [A case of thymoma with pure red cell aplasia].
abstract: A 71-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of general fatigue. There were few reticulocytes in the peripheral blood and no erythroblasts in the bone marrow. Chest CT revealed an anterior mediastinal tumor. Under a diagnosis of thymoma with PRCA, extended thymothymectomy was performed. Histological diagnosis was mixed type thymoma with no invasive growth beyond the capsule. Administration of predonisolone following surgery was not effective for PRCA. Otherwise, peripheral blood counts were significantly improved following occasional onset of acute bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyooka Hospital, Toyooka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namikawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone