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

J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Jul;16(7):966-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.016. Epub 2009 Apr 1.

Authors

Andrew W Barritt¹, Ann M Bacsi, Mark Tschuchnigg, David Sharpe, Matthew C Kiernan

Affiliation

¹ Medical Eye Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. awb@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 19342243
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.016

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Action Potentials / physiology
Electric Stimulation / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Myasthenia Gravis / etiology*
Myasthenia Gravis / pathology
Postoperative Complications*
Thymectomy / adverse effects*
Thymoma / surgery
Time Factors