MALIGNANT THYMOMA IN A CASE OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Authors: Samuel E. Miller, Walter Redisch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 March 1947MALIGNANT THYMOMA IN A CASE OF MYASTHENIA GRAVISSAMUEL E. MILLER, WALTER REDISCHSAMUEL E. MILLERSearch for more papers by this author, WALTER REDISCHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-3-440 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA case of myasthenia gravis occurring in a 21 year old soldier with a mediastinal mass which proved to be a malignant tumor arising from the thymus gland is reported. The reasons for reporting a single case are: the interesting but still poorly understood relationship existing between thymic tumors and myasthenia gravis; the fact that in the vast majority of cases, these tumors are non-malignant; and because of its military medical aspect in that any case of abnormal fatigability occurring in a soldier requires consideration of myasthenia gravis as a possible cause.CASE REPORTA 21 year old white male...Bibliography1. LAQUERWEIGERT : Beiträge zur Lehr von der Erb'schen Krankheit, Neurol. Zentralbl., 1901, xx, 1504 (quoted by BELL, E. T.: Tumors of the thymus in myasthenia gravis, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1917, xlv, 130-143). Google Scholar2. BELL ET: Tumors of the thymus in myasthenia gravis, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1917, xlv, 130-143. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. NORRIS EH: The thymoma and thymic hyperplasia in myasthenia gravis, with observations on the general pathology, Am. Jr. Cancer, 1936, xxvii, 421-433. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. LIEVRE JA: Presse méd., 1936, xliv, 991 (quoted by BLALOCK, A., MASON, M. F., MORGAN, H. J., and RIVEN, S. S.: Myasthenia gravis and tumors of the thymic region, Am. Jr. Surg., 1939, cx, 544-561). Google Scholar5. OBIDITSCH RA: Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1937, 300-310 (quoted by HOMBURGER, F.: Arch. Path., 1943, xxxvi, 371-380). Google Scholar6. CAMPBELLFRADKINLIPETZ ENFB: Myasthenia gravis treated by excision of thymic tumor, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1942, xlvii, 645-661. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MEGGENDORFER F: Ein Fall von Thymustumor mit vorausgegangenen Myasthenieaehnlichen Erscheinungen, Ann. d. staedt. allg. Krankenh. zu Muenchen, 1908, xiii, 116 (quoted by BELL, E. T.: Tumors of the thymus in myasthenia gravis, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1917, xlv, 130-143). Google Scholar8. RICHTER R: Management of myasthenia gravis, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1945, xxix, 126-138. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. BLALOCK A: Personal communication. Google Scholar10. MURRAYMCDONALD NAAR: Tumor of the thymus in myasthenia gravis, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1945, xv, 321. Google Scholar11. SCHUMACHERROTH : Mitt. a. d. Grenzgeb. d. Med. u. Chir., 1913, xxv, 1746 (quoted by BLALOCK, A., MASON, M. F., MORGAN, H. J., and RIVEN, S. S.: Myasthenia gravis and tumors of the thymic region, Am. Jr. Surg., 1939, cx, 544-561). Google Scholar12. BLALOCKMASONMORGANRIVEN AMFHJSS: Myasthenia gravis and tumors of the thymic region, Am. Jr. Surg., 1939, cx, 544-561. Google Scholar13. VIETS HR: Myasthenia gravis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxvii, 1089-1096. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. ADLER H: Arch. f. clin. Chir., 1937, clxxxix, 529. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 20, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGutartige Primärtumoren der Bronchien und LungenErkrankungen und Tumoren des MediastinumsPRIMARY MEDIASTINAL TUMORSMYASTHENIA GRAVIS SECONDARY TO THYMIC NEOPLASMDie Erkrankungen und Geschwülste des MediastinumsTHYMIC NEOPLASMSMalignant Thymoma and Myasthenia GravisMalignant Thymoma in Myasthenia GravisDie Mediastinaltumoren und ihre chirurgische BedeutungPATHOLOGY OF THE THYMUS AND OTHER ORGANS IN MYASTHENIA GRAVISMyasthenia gravisCYSTIC TUMOR OF THE THYMIC REGION AND MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: REPORT OF A CASE IN WHICH THE TUMOR WAS REMOVED*CHARLES B. FULGHUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Tumors of the thymus in relation to the thymic epithelial anlage 1 March 1947Volume 26, Issue 3Page: 440-448KeywordsArmed forcesMalignant tumorsMyasthenia gravisThymomaThymus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...