title: Thymoma with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
abstract: We describe a rare case of thymoma with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. A 62-year-old woman reporting weakness in her legs and arms was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass on computed tomography. Electromyography showed incremental response to repeated stimulations, and thymoma with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome was diagnosed. The patient was successfully treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan. mittyone2000@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagara
authors.forename: Mantaro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodate
authors.forename: Masakatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murai
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015624:Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*