title: Autoimmune-like pancreatitis in thymoma with myasthenia gravis.
abstract: A patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis admitted for surgery presented increased serum levels of pancreatic amylase and lipase. Suspecting a thymoma-related autoimmune disorder, autoantibody serum titers were determined: increased autoantibody titers to acetylcholine receptors, thyroglobulin, thyroperoxidase and pancreatic insulin were detected. After thymectomy the serum levels of pancreatic enzymes decreased rapidly. Myasthenia gravis symptoms also improved. To the best of our knowledge no similar cases have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital of Castelfranco Veneto, 31033 Castefranco Veneto, Treviso.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colaut
authors.forename: Lamberto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toniolo
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sperti
authors.forename: Maurizia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzobon
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scapinello
authors.forename: Carlo Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sartori
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases