title: Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus presenting with myasthenia gravis.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the thymus is a rare malignant neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum. There are less than 30 cases described in the English literature. We report a case of a 47-year-old lady who presented with myasthenia gravis and was found to have a well-circumscribed anterior mediastinal mass in her medical work-up. This mass was surgically resected and subsequently found to be a primary MEC of the thymus. This is the first reported case of thymic MEC with concurrent myasthenia gravis. Her myasthenia symptoms have persisted following complete surgical resection of her tumour.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Wen Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Lasha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gvinianidze
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
keywords: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC); myasthenia gravis; thymus