title: Thymic hyperplasia associated with primary Sjogren's syndrome cured by thymectomy.
abstract: Thymus hyperplasia associated with Sjogren's syndrome is a rare morbid state. The present study described a 55-year-old woman who presented with a dryness of the oral cavity, and itchy eyes. Chest computed tomography identified a mass, measuring 4×2.5×2.5 cm, located at the anterior mediastinum. The mass was suspected as thymoma, thymic cyst, or teratoma, and resected by thymectomy. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was thymic lymphoid hyperplasia. After 1-year follow-up period, her sicca syndrome has been resolved. The present study records a successful case for thymectomy to treat the patients with thymic hyperplasia associated with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
authors.forename: Yanzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
authors.forename: Youbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
keywords: Sjogren’s syndrome; Thymus; thymectomy; thymic hyperplasia