Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature.
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Furman, WL; Buckley, PJ; Green, AA; Stokes, DC; Chien, LT
Published in: Cancer
December 1, 1985
Thymomas are exceedingly rare in the first 20 years of life, and only a few well-documented cases are present in the literature. Thymomas in adults are commonly associated with other diseases, the most frequent being myasthenia gravis (MG). However, this association has been reported not to occur in childhood. The authors report the case of a 4-year and 10-month-old girl who presented with clinical evidence of MG before thoracotomy and who developed florid MG after thoracotomy for removal of an anterior mediastinal mass later documented to be a thymoma.
Duke Scholars
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Cancer
DOI
ISSN
0008-543X
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Volume
56
Issue
11
Start / End Page
2703 / 2706
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Thymus Neoplasms
- Thymoma
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Receptors, Cholinergic
- Postoperative Complications
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Muscles
- Humans
- Female
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Furman, W. L., Buckley, P. J., Green, A. A., Stokes, D. C., & Chien, L. T. (1985). Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature. Cancer, 56(11), 2703–2706. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19851201)56:11<2703::aid-cncr2820561130>3.0.co;2-9
Furman, W. L., P. J. Buckley, A. A. Green, D. C. Stokes, and L. T. Chien. “Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature.” Cancer 56, no. 11 (December 1, 1985): 2703–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19851201)56:11<2703::aid-cncr2820561130>3.0.co;2-9.
Furman WL, Buckley PJ, Green AA, Stokes DC, Chien LT. Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature. Cancer. 1985 Dec 1;56(11):2703–6.
Furman, W. L., et al. “Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature.” Cancer, vol. 56, no. 11, Dec. 1985, pp. 2703–06. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19851201)56:11<2703::aid-cncr2820561130>3.0.co;2-9.
Furman WL, Buckley PJ, Green AA, Stokes DC, Chien LT. Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature. Cancer. 1985 Dec 1;56(11):2703–2706.
Published In
Cancer
DOI
ISSN
0008-543X
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Volume
56
Issue
11
Start / End Page
2703 / 2706
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Thymus Neoplasms
- Thymoma
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Receptors, Cholinergic
- Postoperative Complications
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Muscles
- Humans
- Female