[Malignant thymoma associated with severe aplastic anaemia].
Malignant thymoma is a very rare neoplasm in paediatric patients; it is usually associated with para-neoplastic syndromes, the most frequent is myasthenia gravis; some haematological abnormalities may also be present, such as pure red cell aplasia or aplastic anaemia. We report a 12-year-old boy suffering from a very large thymoma, treated with multiple chemotherapy, and who developed a severe aplastic anaemia after surgery. He had a poor response to immunosuppressive treatment and later developed massive pulmonary bleeding as a complication.
Escobosa Sánchez
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Unidad de Oncología Infantil, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. olmaes01@hotmail.com
Herrero Hernández
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Acha García
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D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*