Myasthenia gravis seven years after removal of an invasive thymoma

Andrew W. Barritt; Ann M. Bacsi; Mark Tschuchnigg; David Sharpe; Matthew C. Kiernan

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.016

Myasthenia gravis seven years after removal of an invasive thymoma

Andrew W. Barritt^*, Ann M. Bacsi, Mark Tschuchnigg, David Sharpe, Matthew C. Kiernan

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Abstract

This report describes a 59-year-old male who developed myasthenia gravis 92 months following excision of an invasive thymoma, in the absence of tumour recurrence. This report highlights the importance of prolonged clinical surveillance in post-thymectomy patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	966-968
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	16
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.016
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Invasive thymoma
Myasthenia gravis
Thymectomy

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