title: Fatal immunodeficiency in a patient with thymoma and Good's syndrome.
abstract: Thymoma is a rare tumor characterized by an association with autoimmune diseases. Immunological abnormalities are increasingly being recognized in thymoma patients and are the cause of a peculiar susceptibility to infections. The authors present the clinical history of a thymoma patient affected by fatal immunodeficiency.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, "S Giovanni di Dio" Hospital, Frattaminore, Naples, Italy. limontel@libero.it
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montella
authors.forename: Ghassam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merkabaoui
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vitiello
authors.forename: Goffredo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bulgarelli
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sinagra
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Masci
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Racioppi
authors.forename: Giovannella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmieri
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology