Pure red cell aplasia with malignant thymoma: a rarity.
Pure red cell aplasia sometimes accompanies thymoma. Herein we report a PRCA patient with malignant thymoma. Only two Indian cases of PRCA with malignant thymoma have been reported so far and six cases in the world literature, to the best of our knowledge. This paper describes a malignant thymoma in a 40 year old male who later on developed pure red cell aplasia 7 months after thymectomy.
Jain
Deepali
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Department of Hematology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012.
Varma
Neelam
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Vaiphei
Kim
K
Varma
S
S
Dhaliwal
R S
RS
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000209:etiology*; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery