title: Myasthenia gravis appearing 18 years after resection of benign thymoma with subsequent limbic encephalitis.
abstract: Thymoma is associated with multiple autoimmune disorders, most commonly myasthenia gravis (MG). However, symptomatic MG may first present following thymectomy. We report an unusual patient with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis diagnosed a few months after total thymectomy for asymptomatic thymoma, followed 18 years later by the onset of symptomatic MG without evidence of tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel. adir@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Adir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaulov
authors.forename: Misgav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rottenstreich
authors.forename: Hagit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peleg
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shichman
authors.forename: Zohar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Argov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors