Associated conditions
Thymomas may occur in association with a variety of autoimmune and haematological phenomena including: (1,2)
- myasthenia gravis - the most common association but less often associated with more aggressive thymomas (1)
- haematological cytopenias e.g. aplastic anaemia
- hypogammaglobulinaemia
- collagen vascular diseases e.g. systemic lupus erythematous
- non-thymic malignancies
Reference
- Detterbeck FC, Parsons AM. Thymic tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 May;77(5):1860-9.
- Girard N, Ruffini E, Marx A, et al. Thymic epithelial tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2015;26(suppl 5):v40-v55.
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