A case report of thymolipoma with high titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies--thymolipoma, a review of 49 reports in Japan
Yamamura, M.; Aoki, K.; Takanashi, S.; Tadokoro, M.; Furuta, S.; Takizawa, M.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai 42(2): 237-242
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0369-4739 PMID: 8138693 Document Number: 431396
A 22-year-old man was diagnosed as thymolipoma by chest CT scan & MRI. In spite of high titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies, he showed no symptom of myasthenia gravis. An extended thymectomy was done successfully. Tumor was 21 x 15 cm in size and 620 g in weight. Histopathologically the tumor was diagnosed as thymolipoma. The titer of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies was decreased within normal limit and postoperative course was uneventful. To our knowledge, the 49 case reports in Japan were reviewed.